Ranch
[rɑːn(t)ʃ] or [ræntʃ]
Definition
(noun.) farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle).
(verb.) manage or run a ranch; 'Her husband is ranching in Arizona'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion.
(n.) A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2.
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Definition
v.t. (Dryden) to tear wound.
n. a stock farm in the west part of the United States.—v.i. to manage or work upon a ranch—also Ranche Ranch′o.—ns. Ranch′er Ranchero (ran-chā′rō) Ranch′man one employed in ranching; Rancheria (ran-chā-rē′a) a herdsman's hut: a village of herdsmen: a settlement of Indians; Ranch′ing the business of cattle-breeding.
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Examples
- Adieu, adieu--vamos the ranch! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Ranch, El Sordo said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The fact that the farms and ranches in this country, and especially in the west, have been of comparatively large area, has had a tendency to make American farm life particularly lonely. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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