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crofter

[ krawf-ter, krof- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, British.

a person who rents and works a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England.

ˈcrofter

/ ˈkrɒftə /

Origin of crofter¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; croft ¹, -er ¹

The crofter who owned the lurcher dog lived a couple of miles off, so it was time for us to be on foot.

His father was a crofter on a little island somewhere near Skye.

It was recited to me, over against Dûn-I, by a friend who is a crofter in that part of Iona.

To solve it is to explain the crofter question without the aid of a Royal Commission.

Only by a polite figure of speech can the stone pile in which the Hebridean crofter makes his home be called a cottage.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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