ranch

(ranc̸h)

noun

  1. a large farm, esp. in the W U.S., with its buildings, lands, etc., for the raising of cattle, horses, or sheep in great numbers
  2. any large farm devoted to the raising of a particular crop or livestock: a fruit ranch
  3. all the people living and working on a ranch
  4. ranch house

Origin: < rancho

intransitive verb

to work on or manage a ranch

transitive verb

to raise on a ranch

See ranch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An extensive farm, especially in the western United States, on which large herds of cattle, sheep, or horses are raised.
  2. A large farm on which a particular crop or kind of animal is raised: a mink ranch.
  3. A house in which the owner of an extensive farm lives.
intransitive verb ranched, ranch·ing, ranch·es
To manage or work on a ranch.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish rancho, small farm

Origin: , from Spanish, hut, group of people who eat together

Origin: , from Old Spanish rancharse, to be billeted

Origin: , from Old French se ranger, to be arranged

Origin: , from renc, reng, row, line

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots

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