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An extensive farm, especially in the western United States, on which large herds of cattle, sheep, or horses are raised.
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A large farm on which a particular crop or kind of animal is raised: a mink ranch.
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A house in which the owner of an extensive farm lives.
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To manage or work on a ranch.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.