Ranch \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ranch \Ranch\, n. [See Rancho.] A tract of land used for grazing and rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2. [Western U. S.]