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dude ranch

noun

  1. a ranch operated primarily as a vacation resort.


dude ranch

noun

  1. a ranch used as a holiday resort offering activities such as riding and camping
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dude ranch1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

By the 1980s llamas had become staple attractions at petting zoos, fairs, dude ranches and private parties.

Johnny worked as a wrangler at the Elkhorn dude ranch, but he lived only for the rodeo—until he met Sue.

Sure enough, two searchers from the dude ranch would have walked right past Kari and her captors.

Ten years from now, thar won't be a cow hand ner a gun outside a dude ranch er a rodeo.

The Eatons' "dude ranch" had developed in a totally unexpected direction.

If you could make a dude ranch out o' this and worry him enough, he'd give you about any price you asked, to quit.

If you listen, maybe you'll hear something making a noise like a dude ranch, Pink.

Well, the Double O isn't in the Dude ranch region, neither is it exactly a wilderness.

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