ranch (redirected from Cattle raising)

ranch  (rnch)

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. A house in which the owner of an extensive farm lives.

intr.v. ranched, ranch·ing, ranch·es

To manage or work on a ranch.

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[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-² in Indo-European roots.]

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ranch [rɑːntʃ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (intr) to manage or run a ranch

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to raise (animals) on or as if on a ranch

[from Mexican Spanish rancho small farm; see rancho]

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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."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ranch - farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) cattle farm, cattle ranch, spread 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"

Translations

ranch [rɑːntʃ]

A. N → rancho m, hacienda f (de ganado) (LAm), estancia f (S. Cone)

B. CPD ranch hand N → peón m
ranch house N → casa f de rancho

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ranch [ˈrɑːntʃ] n → ranch m

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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

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ranch [rɑːntʃ] n → ranch m inv

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ranch

n ranch [raːntʃ]

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