Meaning & use

husbandry

noun·Advanced

The careful management of crops and the breeding and care of farm animals.

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Good husbandry practices kept the farm's soil fertile for many generations.

The course covered animal husbandry, from feeding schedules to disease prevention.

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Also used more broadly for careful management of any resource, as in 'husbandry of public funds.'

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