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ranch-house ((1))

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

the principal dwelling on a ranch (def. lb).

See: ranch ((1)) ((n.))(def. 1b, 1c)

Quotations

1955

The ranch-house was only a few miles from the cabin, and . . . I became a fairly frequent visitor.

1957

. . . every ranch-house stove [was] red-hot, the washing as solid as iron on the line.

2n.

a style of one-storey house characterized by long, low spaciousness.

See: ranch ((1)) ((n.))(def. 3),ranch bungalow,rancher(def. 3)

Quotations

1958

. . . far up the mountains whey we used to pick wild berries, there are fancy new homes and ranch houses.

1958

[Caption] [Kwakiutl] Ranch house under construction.

1965

. . . an appreciably smaller percentage of Canadians than Americans make the ranch-house, two-car, gadget-filled world portrayed by the slick magazines.