ranch vs steading

ranch

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

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

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

  • Ranch dressing. 

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

  • To work on a ranch. 

steading

noun
  • A farmhouse and outer buildings such as barns, stables, cattle-sheds, etc.; a farmstead; a homestead, an onstead, an estate. 

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