Definitions for RANCH
ræntʃranch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ranch, spread, cattle ranch, cattle farmverb

   farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

2. ranchverb

   manage or run a ranch

   "Her husband is ranching in Arizona"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. ranchnoun

   A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.

2. ranchnoun

   A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock.

3. ranchnoun

   A house or property on a ranch land.

4. ranchnoun

   A type of salad dressing.

5. ranchverb

   To operate a ranch; engage in ranching.

   Formally the widow still ranches, in fact she leaves all ranching to the foreman

6. ranchverb

   To work on a ranch

7. Etymology: Recorded since 1808, farm sense since 1831. From American rancho, in Spanish originally "group of people who eat together", from ranchear, from ranger, from rang (cognate with rank)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Ranchverb

   To sprain; to injure with violent contortion. This is the proper sense, but, in John Dryden, it seems to be to tear.

   Etymology: corrupted from wrench.

   Against a stump his tusk the monster grinds,
   And ranch’d his hips with one continu’d wound. Dryden.

   Emeticks ranch, and keen catharticks scour. Samuel Garth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ranch

   A ranch (from Spanish: rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of a farm. These terms are most often applied to livestock-raising operations in Mexico, the Western United States and Western Canada, though there are ranches in other areas. People who own or operate a ranch are called ranchers, cattlemen, or stockgrowers. Ranching is also a method used to raise less common livestock such as horses, elk, American bison, ostrich, emu, and alpaca.Ranches generally consist of large areas, but may be of nearly any size. In the western United States, many ranches are a combination of privately owned land supplemented by grazing leases on land under the control of the federal Bureau of Land Management or the United States Forest Service. If the ranch includes arable or irrigated land, the ranch may also engage in a limited amount of farming, raising crops for feeding the animals, such as hay and feed grains.Ranches that cater exclusively to tourists are called guest ranches or, colloquially, "dude ranches". Most working ranches do not cater to guests, though they may allow private hunters or outfitters onto their property to hunt native wildlife. However, in recent years, a few struggling smaller operations have added some dude ranch features such as horseback rides, cattle drives, and guided hunting to bring in additional income. Ranching is part of the iconography of the "Wild West" as seen in Western movies and rodeos.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ranch

   A ranch is a large farm or estate, particularly in the western parts of the U.S., Canada or South America, where cattle or other livestock are bred and raised primarily for meat or wool. Ranches often include substantial areas for grazing, as well as facilities necessary for the care and management of animals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ranchverb

   to wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion

2. Ranchnoun

   a tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2

3. Etymology: [See Rancho.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ranch

   A ranch is an area of landscape, including various structures, given primarily to the practice of ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle or sheep for meat or wool. The word most often applies to livestock-raising operations in the western United States and Canada, though there are ranches in other areas. People who own or operate a ranch are called ranchers, or stockgrowers. Ranching is also a method used to raise less common livestock such as elk, American bison or even ostrich, emu, and alpacas. Ranches generally consist of large areas, but may be of nearly any size. In the western United States, many ranches are a combination of privately owned land supplemented by grazing leases on land under the control of the federal Bureau of Land Management. If the ranch includes arable or irrigated land, the ranch may also engage in a limited amount of farming, raising crops for feeding the animals, such as hay and feed grains. Ranches that cater exclusively to tourists are called guest ranches or, colloquially, "dude ranches." Most working ranches do not cater to guests, though they may allow private hunters or outfitters onto their property to hunt native wildlife. However, in recent years, a few struggling smaller operations have added some dude ranch features, such as horseback rides, cattle drives or guided hunting, in an attempt to bring in additional income. Ranching is part of the iconography of the "Wild West" as seen in Western movies and rodeos.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ranch

   ranch, n. a stock farm in the west part of the United States.—v.i. to manage or work upon a ranch—also Ranche, Ranch′o.—ns. Ranch′er, Ranchero (ran-chā′rō), Ranch′man, one employed in ranching; Rancheria (ran-chā-rē′a), a herdsman's hut: a village of herdsmen: a settlement of Indians; Ranch′ing, the business of cattle-breeding. [Sp. rancho, prop. 'mess' or 'mess-room;' in Mexico, a herdsman's hut, a grazing-farm.]

2. Ranch

   ransh, v.t. (Dryden) to tear, wound. [Wrench.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ranch

   From the Spanish rancho, a hut of posts, covered with branches or thatch, in which herdsman or farm labourers in the western states of North America lodge by night.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RANCH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ranch is ranked #97210 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ranch surname appeared 187 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ranch.
   
   60.4% or 113 total occurrences were White.
   24% or 45 total occurrences were Black.
   7.4% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.3% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Farm

How to pronounce RANCH?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RANCH in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RANCH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of RANCH in a Sentence

1. Governor Parson:

   I know on my farm that conditions have deteriorated quickly, and we are hearing the same reports from countless other farm and ranch families across the state.

2. Clarence Cox:

   I'm so sick of hearing Steve Mnuchin, and that Nancy Pelosi argue back and forth about the amount of money, you know, with Nancy Pelosi, it's all or nothing. With Steve Mnuchin, it's like, well, this is what the President said. And meanwhile, back at the ranch, all of us are sitting here trying to figure out how we're going to eat next week.

3. Jim Bob Barrera:

   It was an hour drive out, then into the ranch. It's heavy brush out there and hardly any road, and huge boulders, so we had to go slow, by the time I got home it was almost two in the morning.

4. Sergio Juarez:

   We’ve been homeless for over three years, there’s a lot of families that are going through what I’m going through. From living in Otay Ranch, nice area, beautiful park, to where you’re living in a hotel.

5. Syd Kitson:

   Josh Day wife added : I think we’re pretty all in ! We live here. We work here. Babcock Ranch, near Fort Myers on state’s west coast, was developed from the beginning with a massive solar power farm generating 100 percent of the electric needs. About 350,000 photovoltaic solar panels stretch across a swath of land the size of 200 football fields. When developer Syd Kitson, a former NFL lineman with the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, bought the 17,000-acre property, it was all old mining and farmland. Babcock Ranch, near Fort Myers on state’s west coast, was developed from the beginning with a massive solar power farm generating 100 percent of the electric needs. About 350,000 photovoltaic solar panels stretch across a swath of land the size of 200 football fields. It’s now the country’s first, fully solar city, with a very low carbon footprint, a soon-to-open school, electric shuttles that will eventually be driverless, a cute town square with shops and an emphasis on the environment and preservation. Where most developers would build and sell as many homes as possible, for greater profit, Kitson’s vision from the beginning was preserving most of the open space, now encompassing several lakes and 50 miles of bike trails. The homes run from $ 190,000 to about $ 499,000. Residents can work in the town, but are not required to do so. The fully completed footprint will eventually be 19,500 homes. We think about the way we develop differently …. It’s the most environmentally responsible, the most sustainable new town that’s ever been developed, and, it’s the first solar-powered town in America. And we’re very proud of that. In January, the first two people moved in. Now, there are 150 homes under contract with an expectation that will there will be 250 families moved in by December. Eight developers are now building homes. The vision is a unique creation of a 45,000-person small city. But first came the enormous solar farm. Syd Kitson gave the land to Florida Power Light for free, which then spent more than $ 100,000,000 installing all the panels, wires and storage batteries. That solar-generated power now is shared throughout FPL’s grid, as Babcock Ranch’s demand, at this point, remains very small. John Woolschlager, an urban planningprofessor at nearby Florida Gulf Coast University, said all cities canultimately follow Babcock Ranch’s model, but Florida Gulf Coast University will take years. Babcock Ranch’s huge advantage was that Babcock Ranch huge advantage’s being built from scratch with theself-sustainability and pro-environment philosophy on the ground first.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RANCH
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ranch
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RANCH
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranch
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RANCH
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=RANCH
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RANCH
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=RANCH
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html