ranched
Worked the spread
Ranched is the past tense of ranch, meaning to operate or work on a ranch—a large farm for raising livestock like cattle, sheep, or horses.
His family ranched in Montana for three generations.
She ranched cattle before moving to the city.
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- herdGrazing animals together
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
- cowFemale bovine
bull · heifer · calves · branding · corral · stockyard · feedlot · roundup
Idyllically rural
- rusticRural and unrefined
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
rolling · meadows · grazing · verdant · tranquil · scenic · rangeland · picturesque
Mounted cattle herder
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- cattle-driveHerding livestock to market
- herdingManaging animal groups
- lassoLooped rope for catching
saddle · chaps · spurs · corral · bunkhouse · chuckwagon · branding · mustang
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- herdGrazing animals together
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
cow · bull · heifer · calves · branding · corral · stockyard · feedlot · roundup · chute
bucolic
Idyllically rural
- rusticRural and unrefined
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
countryside · rolling · meadows · grazing · verdant · tranquil · scenic · rangeland · picturesque · serene
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- cattle-driveHerding livestock to market
- herdingManaging animal groups
lasso · saddle · chaps · spurs · corral · bunkhouse · chuckwagon · branding · mustang · horseback
acreage
Amount of land owned
pasture · grassland · prairie · territory · holdings · expanse · section · tract · fenceline · windmill
homesteaders
Land-claiming rural settlers
claim · prairie · territory · landrush · dugout · cabin · preemption · stake · fencing · dryland
ranchedurbanized
Made metropolitan
citified · industrialized · commuted · clerked · metropolitanized
- ranch dressingCreamy herb-flecked condiment
- cattle ranchBovine breeding enterprise
- ranch handLivestock farm employee
- ranch houseOne-story sprawling house
- ranch lifeRural livestock-centered living
- huevos rancherosMexican egg breakfast
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