Meaning & use
husbandry
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.
A note on using this word
Also used more broadly for careful management of any resource, as in 'husbandry of public funds.'
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