croft

/kɹɒft/

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun croft (“small piece of land”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Craft. * As a Danish, Swedish, German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Kraft. * The place in Leicestershire is from Old English cræft (“device”). Also compare Kroft.

croft means A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.

croft is pronounced /kɹɒft/.

name

A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft.
A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6393).
A place in England:; A small village in Croft and Yarpole parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4565).
A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP5195).
A place in England:; A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF5061).
An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.

noun

An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.“...to haue set and for malis and service...the four markland of Kincrakin...with the croft of Polgreyich and the croft that Ewin M'Ewin was wount to haue...”
An underground chamber; a crypt, an undercroft.
A cave or cavern.
A carafe.

verb

To do agricultural work on one or more crofts.
To place (cloth, etc.) on the ground in the open air in order to sun and bleach it.