croft

¹ American  

[krawft, kroft] / krɔft, krɒft /

noun

British.

1. a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.

2. a small plot of ground adjacent to a house and used as a kitchen garden, to pasture one or two cows, etc.; a garden large enough to feed a family or have commercial value.

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croft ² American  

[krawft, kroft] / krɔft, krɒft /

noun

1. a small, portable filing cabinet of table height, having drop leaves for use as a table.

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croft British  

/ krɒft /

noun

1. a small enclosed plot of land, adjoining a house, worked by the occupier and his family, esp in Scotland

2. dialect a patch of wasteland, formerly one used for bleaching fabric in the sun

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Etymology

Origin of croft¹

before 1000; Middle English, Old English: small field

Origin of croft²

Named after the Reverend Sir Herbert Croft (1757–1816), lexicologist, its inventor

Example Sentences

"It's a heartbreaker, you hate to see that," former British number one Annabel Croft said on BBC Two.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"I have never seen forehands clonked as hard as we saw Joao Fonseca's hit today," Croft said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Neale, a mentor to many RAD researchers, said there’s little he can teach people such as Croft or Gordon about medicine or research.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Croft: When we get to summer, it’s going to be harder to paper over the degree of the supply shock.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

When I peep over the side, there he is: Tyler Croft taking off in Boy Toy, his own personal Boston Whaler.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick