Husbandry

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act or practice of cultivating crops and breeding and raising livestock; agriculture.
  • noun. The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding.
  • noun. Careful management or conservation of resources; economy.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Management of domestic affairs; domestic economy; frugality; thrift.
  • noun. The business of a husbandman or farmer; farming; agriculture.
  • noun. The product of husbandry or of cultivated soil.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift.
  • noun. The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various branches of agriculture; farming.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The raising of livestock and the cultivation of crops; agriculture
  • noun. The prudent management or conservation of resources
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    • Word Usage
    "True conservation had to begin with “that combination of solicitude, foresight, and skill which we call husbandry,” practiced by landowners on their own land."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cultivation  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    animal husbandry  aquiculture  arboriculture  dairy farming  dairying  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    agriculture  cookery  cultivation  dressmaking  forestry  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agrarianism  agricultural geology  agriculture  agriculture  agrology  
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