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| ranch [ ranch ] |
noun (plural ranch·es) |
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1. livestock farm on rangeland: a farm where cattle, sheep, horses, or other livestock are raised on large tracts of open land, especially in North and South America and Australia
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2. specialized farm: a large farm devoted to keeping a particular type of animal or growing a particular type of crop
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3. buildings
Same as ranch house (sense 1) (sense 2)
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4. food
Same as ranch dressing
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verb (past and past participle ranched, present participle ranch·ing, 3rd person present singular ranch·es) |
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1. intransitive verb work on ranch: to own, manage, or work on a ranch
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2. transitive verb raise animals on ranch: to breed, raise, or tend animals on a ranch
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| [Early 19th century. Via American Spanish rancho< Spanish, "group of people who eat together" < French ranger "arrange in position" < rang "row, line"] |
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  ranch·ing noun |
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