husbandry

[ huhz-buh n-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.

Words nearby husbandry

husayn ʿalī mīrzā, husb., husband, husbandage, husbandman, husbandry, husein ibn-ali, hush, hush money, hush puppy, hush up

Origin of husbandry

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

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Examples from the Web for husbandry

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.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"Husbandry," I began, and her still mending eyebrows crinkled in wonder.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Husbandry disappeared almost entirely, and with husbandry the husbandman.
What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon

Cattle and the instruments of husbandry formed at that time the chief riches of the people.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B.|David Hume
Over his shoulder he carries a pickaxe as the representative implement of husbandry with one or two wheaten cakes tied to it.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell
The husbandry, which is one of the greatest commodities of the realm, is greatly decayed.
Landholding In England|Joseph Fisher
The husbandry of the modern inhabitants of Gournou (west of old Thebes) is philosophical to a fault.
Essays, Second Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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