Meaning of Rancho | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A simple hut, such as one with posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm workers would lodge at night.
   US, archaic, regional
2. A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation.
   US, archaic, regional

Equivalents

Examples

“The nearest house, they told us, was a rancho, or cattle-farm, about three miles off.”

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