husbandry
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noun \ˈhəz-bən-drē\Definition of HUSBANDRY
1
archaic : the care of a household
2
: the control or judicious use of resources : conservation
3
a : the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture b : the scientific control and management of a branch of farming and especially of domestic animals
See Examples of HUSBANDRY
- <in accordance with his practice of good husbandry, he never buys anything on credit>
- <a family of winemakers whose tradition of vineyard husbandry goes back several generations>
First Known Use of HUSBANDRY
14th century
Related to HUSBANDRY
- Synonyms
- frugality, economy, parsimony, penny-pinching, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift
- Antonyms
- diseconomy, wastefulness
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