croft

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

croft, n. [AS. croft; akin to D. kroft hillock; cf. Gael. croit hump, croft.].

 A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm.  [1913 Webster]
"A few small crofts of stone-encumbered ground."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

croft, n. & v. Brit.
--n.
1 an enclosed piece of (usu. arable) land.
2 a small rented farm in Scotland or N. England.
--v.intr. farm a croft; live as a crofter.

Etymology

OE: orig. unkn.

THESAURUS

croft

arable land, barnyard, barton, block, cattle ranch, chicken farm, clos, close, collective farm, cotton plantation, dairy farm, demesne, demesne farm, dry farm, dude ranch, enclave, factory farm, fallow, farm, farmery, farmhold, farmland, farmplace, farmstead, farmyard, field, forty, fruit farm, fur farm, grain farm, grange, grassland, hacienda, homecroft, homefarm, homestead, kibbutz, kolkhoz, kraal, location, lot, mains, manor farm, orchard, pale, parcel of land, pasture, patch, pen, plantation, plat, plot, plot of ground, poultry farm, quad, quadrangle, ranch, rancheria, rancho, real estate, section, sheep farm, square, station, steading, stock farm, toft, tract, truck farm

ROGET THESAURUS

croft

Abode

N abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance, tabernacle, throne, ark, home, fatherland, country, homestead, homestall, fireside, hearth, hearth stone, chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side, harem, seraglio, zenana, household gods, lares et penates, roof, household, housing, dulce domum, paternal domicile, native soil, native land, habitat, range, stamping ground, haunt, hangout, biosphere, environment, ecological niche, nest, nidus, snuggery, arbor, bower, lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive, covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost, nidification, kala jagah, bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation, barrack, casemate, casern, tent, building, chamber, xenodochium, tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft, cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy, shanty, dugout, wigwam, pen, barn, bawn, kennel, sty, doghold, cote, coop, hutch, byre, cow house, cow shed, stable, dovecote, columbary, columbarium, shippen, igloo, iglu, jacal, lacustrine dwelling, lacuslake dwelling, lacuspile dwelling, log cabin, log house, shack, shebang, tepee, topek, house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace, kiosk, bungalow, casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house, temple, hamlet, village, thorp, dorp, ham, kraal, borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis, suburb, province, country, county town, county seat, courthouse, ghetto, street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews, square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister, gardens, grove, residences, block of buildings, market place, place, plaza, anchorage, roadstead, roads, dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor, quarter, parish, assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place, inn, hostel, hostelry, hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow, khan, hospice, public house, pub, pot house, mug house, gin mill, gin palace, bar, bar room, barrel house, cabaret, chophouse, club, clubhouse, cookshop, dive, exchange, grill room, saloon, shebeen, coffee house, eating house, canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet, posada, almshouse, poorhouse, townhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance, demesne, cage, terrarium, doghouse, pen, aviary, barn, stall, zoo, urban, metropolitan, suburban, provincial, rural, rustic, domestic, cosmopolitan, palatial, eigner Hert ist goldes Werth, even cities have their graves, ubi libertas ibi patria, home sweet home.