husbandry

noun hus·band·ry \ ˈhəz-bən-drē \

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

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Examples of husbandry in a Sentence

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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The very cattle shrank with the return of primitive methods of husbandry.

— helen andrews, National Review, "Where Zimbabwe Went Wrong," 18 Dec. 2017
Our hosts, Barry and Anita Hansen, grow acres of them, along with a supermarket aisle's worth of vegetables and eight-foot-tall sunflowers, the plot surrounded by the requisite Montana husbandry mix of pigs, chickens, and sheep.

— boris fishman, Smithsonian, "This Lake Is One of Montana’s Best Kept Secrets," 16 Aug. 2017
Our hosts, Barry and Anita Hansen, grow acres of them, along with a supermarket aisle's worth of vegetables and eight-foot-tall sunflowers, the plot surrounded by the requisite Montana husbandry mix of pigs, chickens, and sheep.

— boris fishman, Smithsonian, "This Lake Is One of Montana’s Best Kept Secrets," 16 Aug. 2017
The focus of 4-H these days is more on community service and visual arts but still includes animal husbandry centered on rabbits and chickens.

— suzanne baker, Naperville Sun, "County fair a throwback to DuPage's agricultural past," 28 July 2017
In this library, instead of tomes divided into fiction and nonfiction, books are grouped by husbandry, conservation and animal species.

— meg jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "This librarian makes sure the Milwaukee County Zoo is well-read," 26 July 2017
In this Tuesday, July 6, 2017, photo provided by Alaska SeaLife Center, Dr. Kathy Woody, veterinarian at the Alaska SeaLife Center, left, and Brett Long, husbandry director, examine a walrus calf currently in the Center’s I.Sea.

— Washington Post, "Rx for orphan walrus calf: touch, massage, cuddle, repeat," 7 July 2017
Such long barrows date to an interesting period in the history of this region, when a hunter-gathering lifestyle gave way to permanent settlements supported by domesticated animal husbandry and farming, the researchers noted.

— tia ghose senior writer, Fox News, "Ancient House of the Dead unearthed near Stonehenge," 17 July 2017
For generations, kids have been raising livestock and poultry through organizations like 4-H clubs in rural communities, where animal husbandry at home has long been regarded almost as a rite of passage.

— john carlisle, Detroit Free Press, "Quirky U.P. animal swap keeps rural traditions alive," 1 July 2017

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First Known Use of husbandry

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husbandry

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: the activity of raising plants or animals for food

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husbandry

noun hus·band·ry \ ˈhəz-bən-drē \

1 : the management or wise use of resources : thrift

2 : the raising and management of plants or animals for food

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