a small farm worked by a crofter
"After generations of tending his tiny croft on the Highland coast, Ewan finally passed the deed to his grandson."
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.
"Please pass the croft so I can pour some water over my ice cubes."
An underground chamber; a crypt, an undercroft.
A carafe.
To do agricultural work on one or more crofts.
"After years of managing large estates, he returned to his Highland roots where he now works as a crofter tending the small plots along the coast."
A surname, from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft.
"My neighbor's name is Mr. Croft, a family name passed down through generations of farmers who once lived on that small plot of land."