A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.

present participle of croft

A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft. / A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6393).

plural of crofting

simple past tense and past participle of croft

An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

(intransitive) To do agricultural work on one or more crofts. / (transitive, archaic) To place (cloth, etc.) on the ground in the open air in order to sun and bleach it.

An underground chamber; a crypt, an undercroft. / A cave or cavern.

(archaic) A carafe.

plural of croft