crofting

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Synonyms: crafting, crefting, crooning, drifting, creating, crossing, crowing, coating, crowning, trotting, drafting

Antonyms: crafting, crefting, crooning, drifting, creating, crossing, crowing, coating, crowning, trotting, drafting

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Noun

1. A form of [[land]] [[tenure]] and [[small-scale]] [[food]] [[production]], unique to the [[Highlands]] and [[island]]s of [[Scotland]], in which individual [[croft]]s are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality [[hill]] ground is shared by all the [[crofter]]s of the [[township]] for [[grazing]].
2. The process of exposing [[linen]] to the sun, on the grass, in the process of [[bleach]]ing.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|croft||ing-form}}

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