1.
[syn: ranch, spread, cattle ranch, cattle farm]
VERB (1)
1. manage or run a ranch;
- Example: "Her husband is ranching in Arizona"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ranch \Ranch\ (r[a^]nch), 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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ranch \Ranch\, n. [See Rancho.]
A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses,
cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ranch
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"