crofting vs ranch

crofting

noun
  • A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing. 

  • The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching. 

ranch

noun
  • A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. 

  • A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States. 

  • Ranch dressing. 

  • A house or property on a plot of ranch land. 

verb
  • To operate a ranch; to engage in ranching. 

  • To work on a ranch. 

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