Definitions

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  • noun A manual laborer on a ranch, often working under a foreman.

Etymologies

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ranch +‎ hand.

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Examples

  • I have work experience as a railroad section hand, a logger, a sawmill worker, a ranchhand, a vehicle repairman in the military and over 20 years in power plants now.

    More winners David 2005

  • He did not even tell the Little Doctor good-by, though it was fifteen minutes before John Wedum, the ranchhand, had the team ready to drive

    The Happy Family B. M. Bower 1905

  • (Did I miss a joke in there?) - Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes beating the dead Brokeback joke into the ground with banter about Jack and Ennis 'desire to score' 'ranchhand jobs' '(say it slowly ...).

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • (Did I miss a joke in there?) - Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes beating the dead Brokeback joke into the ground with banter about Jack and Ennis 'desire to score' 'ranchhand jobs' '(say it slowly ...).

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • (Did I miss a joke in there?) - Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes beating the dead Brokeback joke into the ground with banter about Jack and Ennis 'desire to score' 'ranchhand jobs' '(say it slowly ...).

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • (Did I miss a joke in there?) - Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes beating the dead Brokeback joke into the ground with banter about Jack and Ennis 'desire to score' 'ranchhand jobs' '(say it slowly ...).

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • (Did I miss a joke in there?) - Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes beating the dead Brokeback joke into the ground with banter about Jack and Ennis 'desire to score' 'ranchhand jobs' '(say it slowly ...).

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • (Did I miss a joke in there?) - Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes beating the dead Brokeback joke into the ground with banter about Jack and Ennis 'desire to score' 'ranchhand jobs' '(say it slowly ...).

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • (Did I miss a joke in there?) - Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes beating the dead Brokeback joke into the ground with banter about Jack and Ennis 'desire to score' 'ranchhand jobs' '(say it slowly ...).

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • (Did I miss a joke in there?) - Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes beating the dead Brokeback joke into the ground with banter about Jack and Ennis 'desire to score' 'ranchhand jobs' '(say it slowly ...).

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

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