croftland en · NOUN
Etymology
From croft + land.
Meanings
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(Scotland, countable, uncountable) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
a small portion of the farm, which they distinguished into ontfield and croftland; the latter was in constant occupation , and required the whole dung made on the farın
1794, lexander Lowe, General View of the Agriculture of the County of Berwick:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| croftlands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |