Crofting

Meaning

Noun

●

A form of

and

food production,

to the Highlands and

of Scotland, in which individual

crofts

are

established

on the better

land

while a large area of poor-quality

by all the

of the

for grazing.

●

The process of

to the

, on the

bleaching.

Verb

●

present participle

and

gerund

of croft

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

crofting

English

-ing

English

-ing

Middle English (1100-1500)

-ing

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

-inge

Middle English (1100-1500)

croft

English

Sourced from

Etym

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