1
chiefly British
: a small enclosed field usually adjoining a house
2
chiefly British
: a small farm worked by a tenant
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Crossing to Scotland, Lerwick adds Shetland ponies and stone crofts, Kirkwall delivers Norse-meets-Scottish history and Skara Brae-era vibes, and Edinburgh’s skyline crowns it with castle views before the elegant glide up the Thames to Greenwich.
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Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, as the Highland Clearances violently removed tenant-farmer Scots from their crofts, the more communal, indoor instruments all but disappeared.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
Living on a croft, our family was there for some months in early 1967.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
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Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, as the Highland Clearances violently removed tenant-farmer Scots from their crofts, the more communal, indoor instruments all but disappeared.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
Living on a croft, our family was there for some months in early 1967.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
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“Croft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croft. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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croft
noun1
chiefly British
: a small enclosed field
2
chiefly British
: a small farm worked by a tenant
crofter
noun
chiefly British
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