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toft

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Main Entry:
toft 
          Listen to the pronunciation of toft
Pronunciation:
\ˈtft, ˈtäft\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse topt; probably akin to Greek dapedon floor, demein to build, pedon ground — more at timber, ped
Date:
before 12th century
British : a site for a dwelling and its outbuildings ; also : an entire holding comprising a homestead and additional land
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