Word of the day

Toft – site for a dwelling and its outbuildings also; an entire holding comprising a homestead and additional land; a house site and its adjoining arable land; a small grove of trees; a hillock; a place where a messuage has once stood; the site of a burnt or decayed house; a messuage with right of common.

The tassels on academic caps have been known as ‘tufts’ or ‘tofts’ since the 1600s. Over time, that name passed to their wearers too—and because they were so often wealthy, titled, and upper-class, that eventually gave us the word TOFF as a nickname for a posh, snooty character. pic.twitter.com/IT3Y6aOkzi

— Haggard Hawks 🦅📚 Words | Language | Etymology (@HaggardHawks) December 3, 2020