toft

n. [ OE. toft a knoll; akin to LG. toft a field hedged in, not far from a house, Icel. topt a green knoll, grassy place, place marked out for a house, Dan. toft. ] 1. A knoll or hill. [ Obs. ] “A tower on a toft.” Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A grove of trees; also, a plain. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (O. Eng. Law) A place where a messuage has once stood; the site of a burnt or decayed house. [ 1913 Webster ]