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 Definitions of ranching  

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Definition of 'ranching' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ranching
farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)


Definitions of 'ranching' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  ranching
a term of Spanish derivation applied to the business of rearing cattle, as carried on in the southern and western States of America; vast herds of cattle in a half-wild condition are raised on the wide stretches of prairie land, and are tended by "cowboys," whose free, adventurous life attracts men of all sorts and conditions.



'ranching' - Nearby Entries  

ranch  ranch hand  ranch house  ranching  rancid  rancor  rancorous  



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