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ranch hand

n. a hired had on a ranch

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Ranch hand (disambiguation)

A Ranch hand is a manual laborer on a ranch, such as a cowboy.

Ranch hand may also refer to:

  • Operation Ranch Hand, a US Air Force operation during the Vietnam war
  • Ranch Hand Truck Accessories, an American manufacturer of heavy duty truck accessories
  • Rossi Ranch Hand, a Mare's Leg-style handgun

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Usage examples of "ranch hand".

When the rider and packhorse were first sighted approaching the main quarters of the Triple C, a ranch hand was dispatched to The Homestead with word that Chase was coming in.

She just couldn't reconcile a talented musician and author with a ranch hand.

What had Tony Harris and the other ranch hand really been doing on her property?

The man on the ground was dressed in the old work clothes of a ranch hand.

Then a ranch hand walking in the valley at dusk swore he had seen a giant shape emerge from El Diablo's Cave at the base of Devil Mountain.

Even if he'd been just a normal ranch hand, just a regular guy, even if he hadn't come to her with amnesia and a bullet wound—.

Next to him was Joe Hardy, although from a distance he looked like the ranch hand Slim.

A ranch hand conveniently appeared to take the animal to a stall, and Niall ran up the stairs and through the front door with hardly a pause to kick the snow from his boots.

Ten's smile flickered very briefly, but there was a look in his eyes that told Carla a ranch hand called Jones would be hearing the rough edge of his ramrod's tongue.