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Webster 1913 Edition
Rancho
‖
Ran′cho
(răn′chō̍)
, Noun.
pl.
Ranchos
(răn′chōz)
. [Sp., properly, a mess, mess room. Cf. 2d
Ranch
.] 1.
A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.
2.
A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; – distinguished from
hacienda
, a cultivated farm or plantation. [Mexico & California]
Bartlett.