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crofter
CIDE DICTIONARY
crofter, n.
One who rents and tills a small farm or holding; as, the crofters of Scotland. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
crofter, n. Brit. a person who rents a smallholding, esp. a joint tenant of a divided farm in parts of Scotland.
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