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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rancho \Ran"cho\ (r[a^]n"ch[-o]), noun; pl. {Ranchos} (r[a^]n"ch[=o]z). [Sp., properly, a mess, mess room. Cf. 2d {Ranch}.]
1. A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.
2. A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; -- distinguished from {hacienda}, a cultivated farm or plantation. [Mexico & California] --Bartlett.
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