croft
pronunciation
How to pronounce croft in British English:
UK [krɒft]
How to pronounce croft in American English:
US [krɔft]
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- Noun:
- a small farm worked by a crofter
Word Origin
- croft (n.)
- Old English croft "enclosed field, small field," of unknown etymology. Crofter is 1799, originally Scottish.
Example
- 1. Bbc radio 5 live f1 commentator david croft believes schumacher is coming back partly because of that close relationship .
- 2. Layton croft , a vice president at southgobi , compares the rush to the heady days of the dotcom era .
- 3. After a town hall event in keene on sunday night , cindi croft of newport waited patiently in a long line to introduce her daughter katelyn , 16 , to mr. huntsman .
- 4. " This might be due to a learning difference such as dyslexia or dyscalculia , or it might be caused by a poor mathematical experience at school , " explains professor tony croft , from the university 's mathematicseducation centre .
- 5. For bugs , scrooge , and lara croft , tibet is a place of great mountains and great adventures .