n.
- a large farm, especially in the western US and Canada, where cattle or other animals are bred.
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(also ranch house)
N. Amer. a single-storey house.
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(also ranch dressing)
N. Amer. a type of thick white salad dressing made with sour cream.
v.
run a ranch.
▸breed (animals) on a ranch.
▸use (land) as a ranch.
Derivative
Etymology
C19: from Sp. rancho ‘group of persons eating together’.