CROFTER

crofter

(noun) an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crofter (plural crofters)

One who has the tenure of a croft, usually also the occupant and user.

Source: Wiktionary


Croft"er (-r), n.

Definition: One who rents and tills a small farm or helding; as, the crofters of Scotland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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