croft
To do agricultural work on one or more croftsTo do agricultural work on one or more crofts.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To do agricultural work on one or more crofts.
(archaic, transitive)To place (cloth, etc.) on the ground in the open air in order to sun and bleach it.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English croft, crofft, croffte, croofte, crofte (“croft”),The noun is derived from Middle English croft, crofft, croffte, croofte, crofte (“croft”), from Old English croft (“enclosed field”); further etymology uncertain, but possibly from Proto-Germanic *kruftaz (“a hill; a curve”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewb- (“to bend; arch, crook, curve”); see also crop. The English word is cognate with Middle Dutch kroft, krocht, crocht (“high and dry land; a field on the downs”), Middle Low German kroch (“enclosed piece of farmland or pasture”), Scots croft, craft (“croft”).
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Forms
crofts, crofting, crofted, croftedTenses
croft · crofted · will croft · have croftedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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