husbandry

[ huhz-buhn-dree ]
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noun
  1. the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.

  2. the science of raising crops or food animals.

  1. careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or conservation.

  2. the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally.

Origin of husbandry

1
First recorded in 1250–1300, husbandry is from the Middle English word housebondrie.See husband, -ry

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British Dictionary definitions for husbandry

husbandry

/ (ˈhʌzbəndrɪ) /


noun
  1. farming, esp when regarded as a science, skill, or art

  2. management of affairs and resources

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Scientific definitions for husbandry

husbandry

[ hŭzbən-drē ]


  1. The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding.

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