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   Hus·band·ry

   /ˈhəzb(ə)ndrē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals: "crop husbandry" Similar farm managementfarmingagricultureland managementagronomyagronomicsagribusinesscultivationtillageanimal husbandry
   • 2. management and conservation of resources: "low borrowing demonstrates astute husbandry of resources" Similar conservationcareful managementgood housekeepingeconomythriftthriftinessfrugalitysavingbudgetingrare:sparingnessOpposite wastefulness

   Word Origin Middle English: from husband in the obsolete sense ‘farmer’ + -ry; compare with husbandman.

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