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ranch
(rănch)n.
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. The building on a ranch occupied by its operator; a ranch house.
4. A one-story house, usually having a low-pitched roof; a ranch house.
intr.v. ranched, ranch·ing, ranch·es
To manage or work on a ranch.
[American Spanish rancho, small farm, from Spanish, hut, group of people who eat together, from Old Spanish rancharse, to be billeted, from Old French se ranger, to be arranged, from renc, reng, row, line, of Germanic origin; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
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ranch
(rɑːntʃ)n
1. (Agriculture) a large tract of land, esp one in North America, together with the necessary personnel, buildings, and equipment, for rearing livestock, esp cattle
2. (Agriculture)
a. any large farm for the rearing of a particular kind of livestock or crop: a mink ranch.
b. the buildings, land, etc, connected with it
vb
3. (Agriculture) (intr) to manage or run a ranch
4. (Agriculture) (tr) to raise (animals) on or as if on a ranch
[C19: from Mexican Spanish rancho small farm; see rancho]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ranch
(ræntʃ)n.
1. an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
2. a farm or ranchlike enterprise that raises a single crop or animal: a fruit ranch; a mink ranch.
3. the persons working or living on a ranch.
v.i. 5. to own, manage, or work on a ranch.
[1800–10, Amer.; < Sp rancho rancho]
ranch′less, adj.
ranch′like`, adj.
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ranch
- biscuit shooter - A waitress at a lunch counter or a cook on a ranch.
- dude, dude ranch - A dude is a city-dweller, especially one vacationing on a ranch—hence, dude ranch.
- ranch dressing - A creamy buttermilk-based dressing with garlic and other spices and herbs, developed at Hidden Valley Ranch in Santa Barbara in the 1950s.
- ranch - From Spanish rancho, "group of persons eating together."
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ranch
Past participle: ranched
Gerund: ranching
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| Noun | 1. |  ranch - farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm" |
| Verb | 1. | ranch - manage or run a ranch; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona" farm - be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California" |
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Translations
مَزْرَعَه، مَرْبى ماشِيَه
ranč
ranch
ranč
farm
búgarîur
ranča
veefokkerij
ranč
ranč
hayvan üretme çiftliği
ranch
[rɑːntʃ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ranch
n → Ranch f, → Viehfarm f; ranch hand → Farmhelfer(in) m(f); ranch house (on ranch) → Farmhaus nt; ranch(-style) house (US) → Bungalow m
vi → Viehwirtschaft treiben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ranch
(raːntʃ) noun a farm, especially one in North America for rearing cattle or horses.
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