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fruit ranch

American  

noun

Western U.S.
  1. a farm where fruit is the main produce.


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

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

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

"Lagunita Rancho" is the name of an immense fruit ranch in Vacaville—and, by the way, vaca is cow.

From A Truthful Woman in Southern California by Sanborn, Kate

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