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Crofter vs Crofting - What's the difference?

crofter | crofting |

As nouns the difference between crofter and crofting

is that crofter is one who has the tenure of a croft, usually also the occupant and user while crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the highlands and islands of scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.

crofter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who has the tenure of a croft, usually also the occupant and user.

    • crofting

    English

    (wikipedia crofting)

    Noun

  • A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
  • The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.