Ran*ces"cent (rn*ss"sent), a. [L. rancescens, p. pr. of rancescere, v.
incho. from rancere to be rancid.] Becoming rancid or sour.
Ranch (rnch), v. t. [Written also raunch.] [Cf. Wrench.] To wrench; to
tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. [R.]
Dryden. "Hasting to raunch the arrow out." Spenser.
Ranch, n. [See Rancho.] A tract of land used for grazing and the
rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [Western U. S.]
||Ran*che"ro (rn*ch"r), n.; pl. Rancheros (- rz). [Sp.] [Mexico &
||Western U. S.] 1. A herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or
||rancho.