Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ranch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ranch \Ranch\, v. t. [Written also {raunch}.] [Cf. {Wrench}.]
To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining
or contortion. [R.] --Dryden. ``Hasting to raunch the arrow
out.'' --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ranch \Ranch\, n. [See {Rancho}.]
A tract of land used for grazing and rearing of horses,
cattle, or sheep. See {Rancho}, 2. [Western U. S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ranch
n : farm consisting of a large tract of land along with
facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
[syn: {spread}, {cattle ranch}, {cattle farm}]
v : manage or run a ranch; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona"
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