toft (tôft, t ft)n. Chiefly British 1. A homestead. 2. A hillock. [Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse topt; see dem- in Indo-European roots.] |
toft [tɒft]
n Brit History
1. (Historical Terms) a homestead
2. (Historical Terms) an entire holding, consisting of a homestead and the attached arable land
[Old English, from Old Norse topt]
Toft a small grove of trees, 1706.
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