gopher ranch

Jocular

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a ranch or farm having more gophers than cattle; a place that produces more gophers than anything else.

Quotations

1905

[Well, I am happy to inform you that I now have no fewer than 1800 head of gophers on my place.]

1905

[title given to article] THE GOPHER RANCH.

1922

"Well, how goes it on the gopher ranch?"