ranch mink

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a semiaquatic mink, Mustela vision, raised commercially for its fur.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1950–55

My dad had worked for a while as a ranch hand, and his “Open Road” was a remnant of those days.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is a waitress, he helps run the family ranch, and something more criminal.
How Will They End ‘The Affair’? Showtime’s Adultery Drama Defies Predictability|Tim Teeman|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of all the people to look up to for a back-to-nature stance, why the monster from Spahn Ranch?
Mrs. Manson, Hometown Antihero|Justin Glawe|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On November 23, from his ranch in Texas, Johnson spoke on the phone with acting Secretary of State George Ball.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He does not remember exactly when they first moved onto the ranch.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes he did, although when I saw the worst coming I generally managed to get him over to the ranch.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Of course you would have all the riding you wanted, but there are no round-ups worth speaking of on a ranch the size of Lumalitas.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
You have no idea how cosey and pretty your ranch-house looks, and I have sent out my uncle's law—and farm—library.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
He gathered the heap and flung it into a corner, then caught up his hat and struck out for the loneliest part of the ranch.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Many acres of the ranch were profitably let, although by the month only, as pasture both for cows and horses.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton