Get to know Crofters better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Crofters meaning
plural of crofter
Using Crofters
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of crofter
- In the example corpus, crofters often appears in combinations such as: and crofters, crofters and, crofters to.
Context around Crofters
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crofters
- In this selection, "crofters" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, poor, classic, farmers, plan, set and cottage stand out and add context to how "crofters" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a classic crofters cottage it and and where crofters were few. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crofters" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crofters
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The poor crofters were politically powerless, and many of them turned to religion. (13 words)
We’ll contact the crofters and the landowner and ask what we can do? (14 words)
The ability of the Scottish Government to make payments to farmers and crofters for scheme year 2019. (17 words)
Ms Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, said: ‘I have previously been very vocal about sheep worrying and there is now an opportunity for farmers, crofters and anybody else with an interest in the matter to contribute their thoughts. (40 words)
The White Army controlled the area to the north, which was predominantly agrarian with small or medium-sized farms and tenant farmers, and where crofters were few, or held a better social position than in the south. (37 words)
Landowners were increasingly market-oriented in the century after 1750, and this tended to dissolve the traditional social and economic structure of the North-West Highlands and the Hebrides, causing great disruption for the crofters. (35 words)
We’ll contact the crofters and the landowner and ask what we can do? (14 words)
Example sentences (14)
Lyn White, Scottish Forestry’s forestry and farming development officer, said: “The Integrating Trees Network is a fabulous way for farmers and crofters to see and hear directly from their counterparts about tree planting.
Part of this included a commitment to provide more advice and information to farmers and crofters to stimulate further interest in growing trees.
This will include the foundations of a whole farm plan – a tool which the government plans to co-design with the industry to help farmers and crofters plan their businesses more sustainably.
A small dedicated group of people, however, including a priest, a doctor, a vet and crofters, set about the save the breed.
We’ll contact the crofters and the landowner and ask what we can do?
Housed within a classic crofters cottage, it is renowned for bringing local food such as Orbost Farm beef, rare-breed Iron Age pork and wild venison to the table.
Ms Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, said: ‘I have previously been very vocal about sheep worrying and there is now an opportunity for farmers, crofters and anybody else with an interest in the matter to contribute their thoughts.
Scottish farmers and crofters will soon wave goodbye to paper passports for cattle once a new electronic identification (EID) system, tracking cattle throughout their entire life, comes into force.
The ability of the Scottish Government to make payments to farmers and crofters for scheme year 2019.
After 1800 growing population pressure resulted in larger numbers of poor crofters and landless laborers and the impoverishment of small farmers.
Landowners were increasingly market-oriented in the century after 1750, and this tended to dissolve the traditional social and economic structure of the North-West Highlands and the Hebrides, causing great disruption for the crofters.
The poor crofters were politically powerless, and many of them turned to religion.
There are currently around 55 permanent residents on the island, the majority of whom are crofters who work the land.
The White Army controlled the area to the north, which was predominantly agrarian with small or medium-sized farms and tenant farmers, and where crofters were few, or held a better social position than in the south.
Common combinations with crofters
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: