ranch-house ((2)) 2 [cf. rancherie (def. 2)] Pacific Coast
1 n. among Coast Indians, a long rectangular communal dwelling, built of cedar, housing several families, and used at times for ceremonial affairs. [See picture at plank house.]
See also: plank house (and picture)
2 n. an Indian house, especially a communal dwelling on a rancherie (def. 1).
See also: ranch ((2)) ((n.)) (def. 2a) rancherie (def. 1)