hus·band·ry

[huhz-buhn-dree]
noun
1.
the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.
2.
the science of raising crops or food animals.
3.
careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or conservation.
4.
the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English housebondrie. See husband, -ry

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husbandry (ˈhʌzbəndrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  farming, esp when regarded as a science, skill, or art
2.  management of affairs and resources

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husbandry   (hŭz'bən-drē)  Pronunciation Key 
The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding.
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Example sentences
Agriculture consists largely of subsistence farming and animal husbandry.
Mechanization has reduced conventional animal farming to production and eliminated true animal husbandry.
The many changes taking place in agriculture are being accompanied by revolutionary changes in the field of animal husbandry.
The brilliance of his editorial husbandry is apparent on almost every page.
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