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Ranch
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a term in current usage among the English-speaking peoples for a large farm, particularly one for cattle or horsebreeding. The word came into use in this application in the western states of North America, and was an adaptation of the Spanish-American rancho, herdsmen's huts; in Spanish a gathering of people having their meals in common, a mess.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ranch'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/ranch.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ranch'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/ranch.html. 1910.
