Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers.
- noun A ranch.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hut or cluster of huts where travelers can be accommodated, like the Dak bungalows of India.
- noun In Spanish America, a rude hut or cluster of huts where herdsmen or stockmen live or only lodge; hence, an establishment for breeding cattle and horses; a stock-farm. It is thus distinguished from a hacienda, which is a cultivated farm or plantation. See
ranch , n.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.
- noun Mexico & California A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; -- distinguished from
hacienda , a cultivated farm or plantation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A simple
hut , as ofposts , covered withbranches orthatch , whereherdsmen or farm workers maylodge atnight . - noun US, California, Mexico A large
grazing farm wherehorses andcattle are raised; distinguished fromhacienda , a cultivated farm orplantation .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Archive 2003-11-01 liz donovan 2003
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The book he wrote about the rancho is available at Loompanics. com; the list of books sold through this online catalog is worth perusing on its own.
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The book he wrote about the rancho is available at Loompanics. com; the list of books sold through this online catalog is worth perusing on its own.
Behind the News liz donovan 2003
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Cocido in this sur de Sinaloa rancho is made using most of the classic ingredients; carrots, potatoes, corn on the cob and lots of caldo, however it is served as a one pot affair with only one type of meat included which is always beef and usually the short ribs, beans instead of chickpeas and no cabbage.
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Cocido in this sur de Sinaloa rancho is made using most of the classic ingredients; carrots, potatoes, corn on the cob and lots of caldo, however it is served as a one pot affair with only one type of meat included which is always beef and usually the short ribs, beans instead of chickpeas and no cabbage.
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Cocido in this sur de Sinaloa rancho is made using most of the classic ingredients; carrots, potatoes, corn on the cob and lots of caldo, however it is served as a one pot affair with only one type of meat included which is always beef and usually the short ribs, beans instead of chickpeas and no cabbage.
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Cocido in this sur de Sinaloa rancho is made using most of the classic ingredients; carrots, potatoes, corn on the cob and lots of caldo, however it is served as a one pot affair with only one type of meat included which is always beef and usually the short ribs, beans instead of chickpeas and no cabbage.
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Cocido in this sur de Sinaloa rancho is made using most of the classic ingredients; carrots, potatoes, corn on the cob and lots of caldo, however it is served as a one pot affair with only one type of meat included which is always beef and usually the short ribs, beans instead of chickpeas and no cabbage.
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Cocido in this sur de Sinaloa rancho is made using most of the classic ingredients; carrots, potatoes, corn on the cob and lots of caldo, however it is served as a one pot affair with only one type of meat included which is always beef and usually the short ribs, beans instead of chickpeas and no cabbage.
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Cocido in this sur de Sinaloa rancho is made using most of the classic ingredients; carrots, potatoes, corn on the cob and lots of caldo, however it is served as a one pot affair with only one type of meat included which is always beef and usually the short ribs, beans instead of chickpeas and no cabbage.
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