I. ˈranch noun
Etymology: Mexican Spanish rancho small ranch, from Spanish, camp, hut & Spanish dialect, small farm, from Old Spanish ranchearse to take up quarters, from Middle French se ranger to take up a position, from ranger to set in a row — more at range
Date: 1831
1. : a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep
2. : a farm or area devoted to a particular specialty
3. : ranch house
II. verb
Date: 1866
intransitive verb
: to live or work on a ranch
transitive verb
1. : to work as a rancher on
2. : to raise on a ranch