From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Agriculturecroftingcroft‧ing /ˈkrɒftɪŋ $ ˈkrɒːf-/ noun [uncountable] British EnglishTAthe system of farming on crofts in ScotlandExamples from the Corpuscrofting• The advent of Lord Leverhulme presented Lewis with an apparentconflict between crofting and industry.• A humanpopulation of about sixty people make their living from crofting, knitting and a small amount of lobster-fishing.• There has always been a special - an intense - interest in crofting.• Often, as in the case of crofting, these are related to land tenure systems and their legalbasis.• The latest developments in the intricatehistory of croftingconcern the possibility of ownership by the crofters themselves.• 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?• Weaving plays an important role in the economy of the WesternIsles, particularly because home weaving fits in well with crofting.