Meaning & use
Crofter
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A person who farms a small rented plot of land, especially one of the small landholdings traditional to the Scottish Highlands and islands.
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The crofter kept a few sheep and a small vegetable patch beside his cottage.
Crofters in the islands still rely on communal grazing land passed down for generations.
A note on using this word
Crofting is a distinct legal system of small-scale farming unique to parts of Scotland, protected by specific crofting law.
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