Definition of husbandry
1 archaic : the care of a household
2 : the control or judicious use of resources : conservation
3a : the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agricultureb : the scientific control and management of a branch of farming and especially of domestic animals
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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
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What is both funny and sad is the fact that a local bureau of animal husbandry in central China’s Henan Province checked a problematic pig farm and 98.8 percent of the pigs tested were passed safe on March 15.
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14th Century
First Known Use of husbandry
14th century
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: the activity of raising plants or animals for food
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