\Ranch\, 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 rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See {Rancho}, 2. [Western U. S.]