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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RANCH, v.t. [corrupted from wrench.] To sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) [syn: ranch, spread, cattle ranch, cattle farm] v
1: manage or run a ranch; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish rancho small ranch, from Spanish, camp, hut & Spanish dialect, small farm, from Old Spanish ranchearse to take up quarters, from Middle French se ranger to take up a position, from ranger to set in a row — more at range Date: 1831 1. a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep 2. a farm or area devoted to a particular specialty 3. ranch house II. verb Date: 1866 intransitive verb to live or work on a ranch transitive verb 1. to work as a rancher on 2. to raise on a ranch

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a cattle-breeding establishment esp. in the US and Canada. b a farm where other animals are bred (mink ranch). 2 US a single-storey or split-level house. --v.intr. farm on a ranch. Etymology: Sp. rancho group of persons eating together

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ranch Ranch, v. t. [Written also raunch.] [Cf. Wrench.] To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. [R.] --Dryden. ``Hasting to raunch the arrow out.'' --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ranch Ranch, n. [See Rancho.] A tract of land used for grazing and rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [Western U. S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(ranches) A ranch is a large farm used for raising animals, especially cattle, horses, or sheep. He lives on a cattle ranch in Australia. N-COUNT see also dude ranch

Moby Thesaurus

arable land, barnyard, barton, breed, cattle ranch, chicken farm, collective farm, cotton plantation, croft, crop, culture, dairy farm, demesne, demesne farm, dry farm, dryfarm, dude ranch, estate, factory farm, fallow, farm, farmery, farmhold, farmland, farmplace, farmstead, farmyard, fatten, feed, fruit farm, fur farm, garden, grain farm, grange, grassland, grow, hacienda, hatch, home place, homecroft, homefarm, homestead, house and grounds, house and lot, keep, kibbutz, kolkhoz, location, mains, manor farm, messuage, nurture, orchard, pasture, pen, place, plantation, poultry farm, raise, rancheria, rancho, rear, run, sharecrop, sheep farm, station, steading, stock farm, toft, truck farm