ranch
[ ranch ]
/ ræntʃ /
noun
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
Chiefly Western U.S. and Canada.
a large farm used primarily to raise one kind of crop or animal: a mink ranch.
a dude ranch.
the persons employed or living on a ranch.
verb (used without object)
to manage or work on a ranch.
Origin of ranch
OTHER WORDS FROM ranch
ranch·less, adjective ranch·like, adjective un·ranched, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ranch
ranch wrenchWords nearby ranch
ramòn y cajal,
ramón y cajal,
ran,
rancagua,
rance,
ranch,
ranch dressing,
ranch house,
ranch mink,
rancher,
rancheria
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British Dictionary definitions for ranch
ranch
/ (rɑːntʃ) /
noun
a large tract of land, esp one in North America, together with the necessary personnel, buildings, and equipment, for rearing livestock, esp cattle
- any large farm for the rearing of a particular kind of livestock or cropa mink ranch
- the buildings, land, etc, connected with it
verb
(intr)
to manage or run a ranch
(tr)
to raise (animals) on or as if on a ranch
Word Origin for ranch
C19: from Mexican Spanish
rancho small farm; see
rancho