Bible Dictionaries
Rancho

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.

(2):

(n.) A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; - distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rancho'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rancho.html. 1828.