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husbandry definition

hus·bandry (huz′bən drē)

noun

  1. Archaic management of domestic affairs, resources, etc.
  2. careful, thrifty management; thrift; frugality
  3. the science or art of farming

Etymology: ME husbonderie: see husband

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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