fruit ranch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fruit ranch
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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His father owned a fruit ranch, and his mother was a dietitian.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022
No scientist, Dean was teaching law and running his 44-acre fruit ranch in California in 1949 when he was called to serve as a member of the commission under David Lilienthal, its first chairman.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another came through and stopped at a large fruit ranch where they were pruning trees.
From Time Magazine Archive
To pay his way, he worked summers on a fruit ranch, nailing boxes together at i� a box.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Thornton talked a great deal of an older brother, who had gone to California for his health and had bought a fruit ranch there in the Ventura mountains somewhere south of Santa Barbara.
From One Woman's Life by Herrick, Robert
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