ranch

¹ranch

noun \ˈranch\

Definition of RANCH

1

: a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep

2

: a farm or area devoted to a particular specialty

3

: ranch house

Examples of RANCH

1. <lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island>

Origin of RANCH

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

First Known Use: 1831

Related to RANCH

Synonyms: estate, farmstead, grange, farm

Related Words: cropland, farmland, farmyard; farmhouse, hacienda, homestead, manor, plantation, spread; croft [chiefly British], smallholding [chiefly British], station, steading; garden, orchard

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Rhymes with RANCH

blanch, branch, stanch