1. of or relating to a croft or crofting; worked or managed as a small farm
Usage: chiefly British and Scottish

1. past tense and past participle of 'croft': to work or farm a small plot of land, especially in Scotland or similar regions
Usage: chiefly British and Scottish; historical or regional

Examples

• His family crofted the same land for generations in the Scottish Highlands.
• The crofted fields stretched across the valley in neat, narrow strips.
• She crofted vegetables and kept sheep on her small holding.
• Crofted agriculture was the backbone of rural Highland communities.
• They crofted just enough to sustain their household and sell at market.