ranchette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ranchette
Example Sentences
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By 1939, tracts of land for new ranchette homes were advertised for sale with bonus Olympic plants, “without question the most aristocratic of all the juice-bearing berries.”
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2017
Texas, the largest beef producer in the U.S., has no such regulation, and many ranchette owners are squeamish about putting a hot iron to their cattle.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The sun never shines on his world of ranchette homes and convenience stores.
From Time Magazine Archive
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She tells Donna that a client from Texas wants to spend $105,000 on a 35-acre "ranchette" of undeveloped land.
From Time Magazine Archive
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