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goodman's croft

goodman's croft noun: a strip of ground, or corner of a field, once left untilled to avert the malice of the devil from the crop.

Noun

goodman's croft

  1. (Scotland, historical) A strip of ground, or corner of a field, once left untilled to avert the malice of the devil from the crop.

Questions about goodman's croft

What does goodman's croft mean?
Goodman's croft means a strip of ground, or corner of a field, once left untilled to avert the malice of the devil from the crop.
What part of speech is goodman's croft?
Goodman's croft is a noun.

Words near goodman's croft in the dictionary

  1. goodly
  2. goodlyhead
  3. goodman
  4. Goodman and Kruskal's gamma
  5. Goodman and Kruskal's lambda
  6. goodman's croft
  7. Goodmanham
  8. Goodmanian
  9. Goodmans
  10. Goodmans Ford
  11. Goodmanson

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