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ranch

UK/ˈɹɑːnt͡ʃ/ US/ˈɹænt͡ʃ/ common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

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verb

1.

manage or run a ranch

  • “Her husband is ranching in Arizona”

Origin

Recorded since 1808, farm sense since 1831. From American Spanish rancho (“small farm, group of farm huts”), in Spanish originally “group of people who eat together." Cognate with English rank.

Phrases

  • bet the ranch
  • bunny ranch
  • cattle ranch
  • dude ranch
  • guest ranch
  • raised ranch
  • ranch dressing
  • ranch house

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