CROFTING


Meaning of CROFTING in English

noun

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A human population of about sixty people make their living from crofting , knitting and a small amount of lobster-fishing.

But, if we did, what would the position of crofting be?

Has the experience of the Great Depression, which has helped to form my views of crofting , any validity now?

Often, as in the case of crofting , these are related to land tenure systems and their legal basis.

The advent of Lord Leverhulme presented Lewis with an apparent conflict between crofting and industry.

The latest developments in the intricate history of crofting concern the possibility of ownership by the crofters themselves.

There has always been a special - an intense - interest in crofting .

Weaving plays an important role in the economy of the Western Isles, particularly because home weaving fits in well with crofting .

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