present participle of ranch

The business or activity of operating a ranch, of farming or raising livestock. / A ranch.

plural of ranching

A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. / A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.

To operate a ranch; to engage in ranching. / To work on a ranch.

simple past tense and past participle of ranch

plural of ranch

Obsolete spelling of ranch

A type of aquaculture, used mainly in culturing Pacific salmon, wherein juvenile fish are hatched and reared, released to mature in the open ocean, and caught when they return as adults to spawn.

Synonym of guest ranch