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Origin: 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.
(01 Mar 1998)
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