ranch

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I use' ter send out peddlin' carts o' milk--for my ranch was the biggest in that section--it use' ter be all mixed together in course, an' the smallest elemunt o' that old cow's milk in it made it jest the same as ef 'twas all hern.

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  1. noun An extensive farm, especially in the western United States, on which large herds of cattle, sheep, or horses are raised.
  2. noun A large farm on which a particular crop or kind of animal is raised: a mink ranch.
  3. noun A house in which the owner of an extensive farm lives.

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  • It could have contained the sharp teeth of a threat, Ham reflected THROUGH the rest of the morning, the ranch was about as cheerful as the inside of a casket. —  147 - Rock Sinister
  • Private to the extreme, he decided to tell them that owning the ranch was a result of hard work and a lot of luck. —  Garwood, Julie - Rose 4 - One Red Rose
  • The boy from the ranch was a little lonesome after De Royster had gone, but he knew he would from now on, very probably have to rely on himself, and he decided to start in at once After supper he went to the hotel barber shop, and had his hair cut to the length it was worn by New Yorkers. —  The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences
  • I use' ter send out peddlin' carts o' milk--for my ranch was the biggest in that section--it use' ter be all mixed together in course, an' the smallest elemunt o' that old cow's milk in it made it jest the same as ef 'twas all hern. —  Vesty of the Basins
  • Breakfast at the ranch was at seven, and once, I walked twenty miles just to get up an appetite for it That's nothing," John snapped moodily. —  A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life
 

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  1. 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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  1. Also raunch; prob. a variant form of rench for wrench.
  2. from ranch, v.
  3. Also ranche; from Spanish rancho: see rancho.
  4. from ranch, n.
 

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