What (who) is ranch - definition
ranch
![[[Cattle]] near the [[Bruneau River]] in [[Elko County, Nevada]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2013-06-28 15 48 26 Cattle along Deeth-Charleston Road (Elko County Route 747) at the Bruneau River, about 38.6 miles north of Deeth in Elko County, Nevada.jpg?width=200 "[[Cattle]] near the [[Bruneau River]] in [[Elko County, Nevada]]")
![C.M. Russell]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chinook2.gif?width=200 "C.M. Russell]].")
![An 1898 [[photochrom]] of a round-up in or near the town of [[Cimarron, Colorado]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Colorado. Round up on the Cimarron.jpg?width=200 "An 1898 [[photochrom]] of a round-up in or near the town of [[Cimarron, Colorado]].")
![Cattle in a ''dehesa'' in [[Bollullos Par del Condado]], Spain.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dehesa Boyal. Bollullos Par del Condado (Huelva).jpg?width=200 "Cattle in a ''dehesa'' in [[Bollullos Par del Condado]], Spain.")
![A rancho in [[Jalisco]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rancho Jalisco.jpg?width=200 "A rancho in [[Jalisco]].")
AREA OF LANDSCAPE USED FOR RANCHING
Ranching; Grazing management; Rancher; Ranchers; Ranches; Cattle ranch; Cattle raising; Cattle ranching; Ranchman; Ranchland; Cattle rancher; Deer lease; Hunting lease; Sheep Ranch; Ranch foreman; Ranch (land); Stockraising; Cattle farmer; Cattle-farming; Cattle company; Cattle companies; History of ranching in North America; Cattle farming; Rustholl; Cattle husbandry
(ranches)
A ranch is a large farm used for raising animals, especially cattle, horses, or sheep.
He lives on a cattle ranch in Australia.
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see also dude ranch
ranch
AREA OF LANDSCAPE USED FOR RANCHING
Ranching; Grazing management; Rancher; Ranchers; Ranches; Cattle ranch; Cattle raising; Cattle ranching; Ranchman; Ranchland; Cattle rancher; Deer lease; Hunting lease; Sheep Ranch; Ranch foreman; Ranch (land); Stockraising; Cattle farmer; Cattle-farming; Cattle company; Cattle companies; History of ranching in North America; Cattle farming; Rustholl; Cattle husbandry
¦ noun
1. a large farm, especially in the western US and Canada, where cattle or other animals are bred.
2. (also ranch house) N. Amer. a single-storey house.
3. (also ranch dressing) N. Amer. a type of thick white salad dressing made with sour cream.
¦ verb run a ranch.
?breed (animals) on a ranch.
?use (land) as a ranch.
Derivatives
rancher noun
ranching noun
Origin
C19: from Sp. rancho 'group of persons eating together'.
ranch
AREA OF LANDSCAPE USED FOR RANCHING
Ranching; Grazing management; Rancher; Ranchers; Ranches; Cattle ranch; Cattle raising; Cattle ranching; Ranchman; Ranchland; Cattle rancher; Deer lease; Hunting lease; Sheep Ranch; Ranch foreman; Ranch (land); Stockraising; Cattle farmer; Cattle-farming; Cattle company; Cattle companies; History of ranching in North America; Cattle farming; Rustholl; Cattle husbandry
n.
1) a cattle; dude ranch
2) at, on a ranch (he works at the ranch; to live on a ranch)
Wikipedia
Ranch
A ranch (from /Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of a farm.
Pronunciation examples for ranch
1. Ranch.
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2. One of the ranches is called the Kirkeby Ranch,
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3. related to ecosystems, with Pie Ranch and the other ranches
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4. Ranch in San Diego.
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5. have a little ranch.
American Turnaround _ Ed Whitacre _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of ranch
1. McCLELLAN: On the ranch, doing work on the ranch.
2. McCLELLAN÷ On the ranch, doing work on the ranch.
3. Levi‘s and Stetson‘s are definitely out at the former La Tierra Linda Guest Ranch Resort, a dude–ranch–turned–nude–ranch where Hollywood‘s elite vacationed during the 1'30s.
4. Danger‘s ranch." Sheehan gained international notoriety last year when she set up a protest camp near Bush‘s Texas ranch.
5. Then we took about an hourlong tour of ranch, with a ranch hand driving the vehicle, looking at game.