husbandry

[ huhz-buhn-dree ]

/ ˈhʌz bən dri /

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noun

the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.

the science of raising crops or food animals.

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

the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally.

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Origin of husbandry

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

Words nearby husbandry

Husayn ʿAlī Mīrzā, husb., husband, husbandage, husbandman, husbandry, Husein ibn-Ali, hush, hushaby, hushed, hush-hush

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How to use husbandry in a sentence

It took nearly 300 years for Peruvians to achieve independence, and longer for indigenous Andean peoples’ population and traditional husbandry practices to resume.
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Maybe no one will be the “husband” (as in, animal husbandry) and no one the chattel.
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What does that have to do with good animal husbandry and biodiversity?
Whose Elephant Is It?|Winston Ross|December 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They are experienced with the grim side of husbandry, but they are not inured to it.
‘Luck’ Runs Out: If Horses Die While Cameras Roll, You Must Quit|Max Watman|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Maybe some of my kind have taken on similar 'husbandry' projects.
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I'd only just thought of the Borneo-New Guinea option and so those details seemed even more trivial than human husbandry.
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When these covenants were made, Lysias went to the king, and the Jews gave themselves to husbandry.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
He thought also that the duty on windows in farm-houses, and on horses used in husbandry, should be taken off entirely.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
John Milton was a noble poet, but he was not a safe guide in matters pertaining to animal husbandry.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
They were unfit for the mere routine of husbandry, and unprovided with funds for working their farms.
Landholding In England|Joseph Fisher
I am hard at work, studying spade husbandry, inspectors' reports of industrial schools, &c. I am glad you are all so happy.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for husbandry

husbandry

/ (ˈhʌzbəndrɪ) /

noun

farming, esp when regarded as a science, skill, or art

management of affairs and resources

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Scientific definitions for husbandry

husbandry

[ hŭz′bən-drē ]

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

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