Tōft, n.

n. [L. Ger. toft, a field hedged in, not far from a house, Icel. toft, the court-yard of a house, Dan. toft, tomt, Sw. tompt, topt, L. Lat. tofta, toftum, a small grove. Cf. TUFT.]

1. A grove of trees.
2. (O. Eng. Law.) A place where a messuage has once stood.