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noun

Rancho n. (pl. ranchos)

A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.

A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation. (Mexico & California)

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Etymology of 'Rancho'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rancho" Quotes from Famous Books

... "'The Rancho de las Sombras,'" read Octavia from a sheet of violently purple typewriting, "'is situated one hundred and ten miles southeast of San Antonio, and thirty-eight miles from its nearest railroad station, Nopal, on the I. and ...

— Whirligigs • O. Henry

... his visits there Mrs. Stevenson became much attached to him, and he in turn was so charmed with the place and the life that he determined to buy a ranch in the neighbourhood. As I have already said, when an opportunity offered he bought the Douglas Sanders place, Quien Sabe Rancho, intending to spend all his summers there. Writing to Mrs. Stevenson about his plans in his gay boyish ...

— The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson • Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez

... collecting information at a rancho, "have big eyes. They don't run about blind—not as most ants do. No! Dey get in corners and watch what ...

— The Country of the Blind, And Other Stories • H. G. Wells

... herd, two of my boys left us to return, hearing the message that the rest of us might not put in an appearance before morning. All during the evening, I made it a point to cultivate the acquaintance of several vaqueros, and learned the names of their master and rancho. Taking my cue from the general information gathered, when we encamped for the night and all hands, with the exception of those on herd, had finished catching horses, I attracted their attention by returning ...

— The Outlet • Andy Adams

... the largest in that part of Mexico. Several thousand steers roamed his range—steers that for the most part bore doubtful brands. Don Floristo's reputation was not of the best. His rancho was suspected of being a mere trading ground for stolen herds. Rustlers from both sides of the line made ...

— Kid Wolf of Texas - A Western Story • Ward M. Stevens

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