"croft" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /krɒft/ [UK], /krɔft/ [US], /krɑft/ [Canada] Audio: en-uk-croft.oga [UK] Forms: croft [singular], crofts [plural]
enPR: krŏft [UK], krôft [US], krŏft [Canada] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A croft is a small piece of enclosed land that is usually and used for small-scale food production and often with a dwelling next to it.
    Sense id: simple-croft-en-noun-T2PnJmS1

Verb

IPA: /krɒft/ [UK], /krɔft/ [US], /krɑft/ [Canada] Audio: en-uk-croft.oga [UK] Forms: croft [canonical], crofts [third-person, singular], crofted [past], crofted [past, participle], crofting [present, participle]
enPR: krŏft [UK], krôft [US], krŏft [Canada] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person crofts, they do agricultural work on one or more crofts.
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