Husbandry Definition

hŭzbən-drē
noun
The act or practice of cultivating crops and breeding and raising livestock; agriculture.
American Heritage
The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding.
American Heritage
Careful, thrifty management; thrift; frugality.
Webster's New World
Management of domestic affairs, resources, etc.
Webster's New World
The science or art of farming.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Husbandry

Noun

Singular:
husbandry
Plural:
husbandries

Origin of Husbandry

  • Middle English husbondri from huseband husband husband

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Husbandry Sentence Examples

  • No crop responds more readily to careful husbandry and skilful cultivation.

  • When she was studying animal husbandry, there was a chapter about increasing fertility.

  • I didn't get a degree in animal husbandry so I could sit in the house knitting booties.

  • Greek husbandry had no salient characteristics.

  • But the progress of husbandry, evidenced by the production of larger and better crops with more certainty, is due to that rationalizing of agricultural practices which is the work of modern times.

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Words Starting With

HHUHUS

Words Ending With

YRYDRY

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husbandry

Words Starting With H and Ending With Y

Starts With H & Ends With YStarts With HU & Ends With YStarts With H & Ends With RY

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With H9 Letter Words Ending With Y