ranching
(noun) farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ranching
present participle of ranch
ranching (countable and uncountable, plural ranchings)
The business or activity of operating a ranch, of farming or raising livestock.
A ranch.
Source: Wiktionary
Ranch, v. t. [Written also raunch.] Etym: [Cf. Wrench.]
Definition: To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. [R.] Dryden. "Hasting to raunch the arrow out." Spenser.
Ranch, n. Etym: [See Rancho.]
Definition: A tract of land used for grazing and rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [Western U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
