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tofts

tofts is the plural of toft.

Meaning of toft

Noun

toft (plural tofts)

  1. A hillock.
  2. A homestead, especially one on a hill.
    • Rendering therefore annually to me and my heirs one halfpenny on the day of the nativity of St. John the Baptist for all suits services and demands and I the said Alice and my heirs the aforesaid toft and land with all their appurtenances as is before named to the said William and his heirs[…].1840, George Poulson, The History and Antiquities of the Seigniory of Holderness, volume 1, page 479
  3. A messuage with right of common.

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Phrases with tofts

Questions about tofts

What is tofts the plural of?
Tofts is the plural of toft.

Words near tofts in the dictionary

  1. toft and croft
  2. Tofte
  3. Toftes
  4. toftman
  5. toftmen
  6. tofts
  7. tofts and crofts
  8. tofu
  9. tofu dreg
  10. tofu dregs
  11. tofu scramble

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