Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [krawft, kroft]
- /krɔft, krɒft/
- /krɒft/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krawft, kroft]
- /krɔft, krɒft/
Definitions of croft word
- countable noun croft In Scotland, a croft is a small piece of land which is owned and farmed by one family and which provides them with food. 3
- noun croft a small enclosed plot of land, adjoining a house, worked by the occupier and his family, esp in Scotland 3
- noun croft a patch of wasteland, formerly one used for bleaching fabric in the sun 3
- noun croft a small, enclosed field 3
- noun croft a small farm, esp. one worked by a renter 3
- noun croft a small, portable filing cabinet of table height, having drop leaves for use as a table. 1
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Origin of croft
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English: small field
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Croft
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
croft popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
croft usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for croft
noun croft
- smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- homestead — a town in S Florida.
- holding — an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: Take hold. Do you have a hold on the rope?
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