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
He even wondered if it would not be wise to buy a fruit ranch, where he and Hélène could share equally in the management, and begin at once to raise a family.
From The Avalanche by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Seems to me my fruit ranch is 'most in sight.
From A Daughter of the Snows by London, Jack
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