ranch woman

[Eng. ranch, s., and woman.] The wife of a ranchman. "A charming little ranch woman ."-Scribner's Magazine, May, 1880, p. 127. IMG:content-0198.png:[blocks in formation] "Their flesh has contracted a rancidne ."-White: Sel. borne , p. 112. răn-cor, răn-cour, *ran-kor. subst. [O. Fr. rancor , rancore , rancœur (Fr. rancune ). from Lat. rancorem, accusative of rancor = rancidne , spite. [RANCID.] O. Sp. rancor; Sp. rencor; Ital. ran core , rancura .] 1. Inveterate malignity, enmity, or spite; deep seated malice, malevolence, or ill-will; implacable malice or enmity. *2. Virulence, corruption, poison. "Put rancours in the ve el of my peace." Shakesp.: Macbeth, iii. 1. răn-cõr-oŭs, a . [Eng rancor; -ous.] Full of, or characterized by rancor; deeply malignant; spiteful in the utmost degree; intensely virulent. ( Rowe : Pharsalia , vi. 483.) răn-cõr-oŭs-lý, adv. [Eng. rancorous; -ly.] In a rancorous manner; with rancor or deep malignity.