husbandry

  • 11husbandry — Care and management, especially of a farm. The business of a farmer, comprehending the various branches of agriculture. Estate of Slade, 122 Cal 434, 55 P 158. The business of a farmer, comprehending agriculture or tillage of the ground, the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 12husbandry — noun Husbandry is used after these nouns: ↑animal …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 13husbandry — hus|band|ry [ˈhʌzbəndri] n [U] 1.) technical farming ▪ animal husbandry 2.) old fashioned careful management of money and supplies …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14husbandry — noun 1 (U) technical farming: animal husbandry 2 (U) old fashioned careful management of money and supplies …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15husbandry — hus•band•ry [[t]ˈhʌz bən dri[/t]] n. 1) agr. ahb. the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock 2) agr. ahb. the application of scientific principles to farming Compare animal husbandry 3) careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16husbandry — noun Date: 14th century 1. archaic the care of a household 2. the control or judicious use of resources ; conservation 3. a. the cultivation or production of plants or animals ; agriculture b. the scientific control and management of a branch of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17husbandry — Farming; management and control of a proprietary stock …

    Fisheries — dictionary

  • 18husbandry — the scientific management and control of the hatchery environment for the production of fish; may include the breeding, feeding and health care of the fish …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 19husbandry — /huz beuhn dree/, n. 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… …

    Universalium

  • 20husbandry — noun a) The raising of livestock and the cultivation of crops; agriculture b) The prudent management or conservation of resources Syn …

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