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| bunkhouse |
a building in which many workers can sleep, as on a large farm or ranch. |
| cowhand |
a cattle ranch employee; cowboy or cowgirl. |
| cowman |
a man who owns cattle or manages a cattle ranch. [1/2 definitions] |
| domesticate |
to tame (an animal), esp. in order to keep as a pet or to use on a farm or ranch. [1/2 definitions] |
| dude |
an inexperienced person or a city dweller, esp. one who is vacationing on a western U.S. ranch. [1/3 definitions] |
| dude ranch |
a vacation resort operated like a ranch, offering horseback riding and other similar outdoor pastimes. |
| hacienda |
in Spanish-speaking countries, a large estate used as a farm or ranch, or the estate owner's house. |
| livestock |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) domestic animals, such as cows, horses, or sheep, raised or kept on a farm or ranch. |
| ranch |
those living and working on a ranch. [2/3 definitions] |
| rancher |
one who raises cattle, horses, or the like on a ranch or on the open range. |
| ranchero |
in the southwestern United States and Mexico, one who owns or works on a ranch; rancher. |
| ranch house |
the owner's house on a ranch. [1/2 definitions] |
| rancho |
a ranch. |
| spread |
farmland; ranch. [1/18 definitions] |
| stud2 |
a stable, farm, or ranch where such animals are kept; stud farm. [1/5 definitions] |
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