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
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
The sun never shines on his world of ranchette homes and convenience stores.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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