crofting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But with that bill came a promise to review the legislation around crofting.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The main parties agree that crofting is a part of Scotland's culture which needs to be protected.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
This could perhaps include crofting work, or gardening, or fishing.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025
When they arrived in the UK, the family were first given accommodation in Valtos, a small crofting township on Lewis, before being given a home by the local authority in Stornoway, the island's largest town.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2021
That was the way he was brought up, and instead of wanting him to go on crofting like themselves, they were enchanted because he drew pictures on their unpainted doors and their whitewashed walls.
From The Heather-Moon by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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