ranching
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈræntʃɪŋ/
- US
:
ganadería
- She dreams of owning a large ranching operation dedicated to raising cattle on open fields.
- cattle ranching
- sheep ranching
- livestock ranching
My dad was like a horse trainer, a horseshoer, saddle maker, so, you know, in the ranching industry.
- My dad was like a horse trainer, a horseshoer, saddle maker, so, you know, in the ranching industry.
- And of course that is to protect a ranching.
- There needs to be reform in the animal ranching, the factory farm that can find feeding operations that this it's not ethical, it's bad.
Examples
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So, trying your hand at cattle ranching, huh?
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The island's colonial residents engaged in cattle ranching and small-scale agriculture in tobacco and sugar.
Academic text (2013) -
From now on, my people will use their land for game ranching.
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Good ranching families make their livings from that land.
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Ranching and agriculture are some of the greatest threats facing the Amazon today.
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I'm writing a novel about cattle-ranching.
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Tax incentives and subsidies have encouraged the conversion of land to cattle ranching and plantation agriculture.
Academic text (1992) -
Commercial logging, cattle ranching, oil exploration, illegal drug plantings, roads, and agriculture have brought deforestation.
Academic text (1998) -
Despite the presence of thousands of landless peasants, cattle ranching dominated land use in the vicinity of Xinguara.
Academic text (1990) -
Many families depend on ranching to provide for their livelihoods and maintain their way of life.
Synonyms
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7.5
A way of life based on raising and moving herds of animals to graze
Relating to growing crops and raising animals for food
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Etymology
Ranching comes from the Spanish word rancho, which originally meant a 'group' or a simple 'camp' or 'farm', and the word was used in the American West for large cattle farms. So ranching is the work of raising animals on a ranch, a big farm where cattle and other livestock live.