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Webster 1913 Edition
Crofting
Croft′ing
,Noun.
1.
Croftland.
[Scot.]
Jamieson.
2.
(Textile Manuf.)
Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
Definition 2024
crofting
crofting
English
Noun
crofting (countable and uncountable, plural croftings)
- 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.
- The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.