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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. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who rents and tills a small farm or holding;
n. Land of superior quality, on which successive crops are raised. [ Scot. ] Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Under + Prov. E. croft a vault; cf. OD. krochte crypt, and E. crypt. ] (Arch.) A subterranean room of any kind; esp., one under a church (see Crypt), or one used as a chapel or for any sacred purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]