croftland

English

Etymology

croft + land

Noun

croftland (countable and uncountable, plural croftlands)

  1. (Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
    • 1794, lexander Lowe, General View of the Agriculture of the County of Berwick:
      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

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