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ranchsteads

ranchsteads is the plural of ranchstead.

Meaning of ranchstead

Noun

ranchstead (plural ranchsteads)

  1. A plot of ranchland and the buildings upon it; a ranchhouse and its adjacent outbuildings.
    • At the crest stood Phil Grimes's tractor and lowboy trailer, and next to them the LeTourneau, and then down low on the slope he saw a ranchstead—a metal building, old barn, rock silo, outbuildings, and a house. Just past the house lay the river, curled against the base of the cliffs. He geared down...2014, John Keeble, Broken Ground, page 90

Questions about ranchsteads

What is ranchsteads the plural of?
Ranchsteads is the plural of ranchstead.

Words near ranchsteads in the dictionary

  1. Rancholabrean
  2. ranchos
  3. ranchslider
  4. ranchsliders
  5. ranchstead
  6. ranchsteads
  7. ranchu
  8. ranchwoman
  9. ranchwomen
  10. ranchy
  11. ranchū

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