tofts
noun British Dialect.
1.
the site of a house and outbuildings.
2.
a house site and its adjoining arable land.
Origin:
before 1050; Middle English, late Old English < ?
before 1050; Middle English, late Old English < ?
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| —n | |
| 1. | a homestead |
| 2. | an entire holding, consisting of a homestead and the attached arable land |
| [Old English, from Old Norse topt] | |
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