husbandry
noun
hus·band·ry
ˈhəz-bən-drē 
1
a
: the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
b
: the scientific control and management of a branch of farming and especially of domestic animals
2
: the control or judicious use of resources : conservation
3
archaic
: the care of a household
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Examples of husbandry in a Sentence
in accordance with his practice of good husbandry, he never buys anything on credit
a family of winemakers whose tradition of vineyard husbandry goes back several generations
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After a crash course in grasshopper husbandry, an initial group of about a dozen zookeepers were given a kit that included between 30 and 50 eggs, a heat-emitting incandescent bulb, and a glass enclosure.
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Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
The five others involved are described in the documents as residents of Montana, Texas and Minnesota who were involved in alternative livestock husbandry and commercial livestock sales, according to court documents.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Require sustainable farming methods, regenerative soil husbandry and local production of produce.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Europeans introduced horses and large attack dogs to the Americas, as well as cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens that were cultivated in large-scale livestock husbandry, which dispossessed the indigenous of their lands.
—Marcy Norton, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
The five others involved are described in the documents as residents of Montana, Texas and Minnesota who were involved in alternative livestock husbandry and commercial livestock sales, according to court documents.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Require sustainable farming methods, regenerative soil husbandry and local production of produce.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Europeans introduced horses and large attack dogs to the Americas, as well as cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens that were cultivated in large-scale livestock husbandry, which dispossessed the indigenous of their lands.
—Marcy Norton, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/husbandry. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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husbandry
noun
hus·band·ry
ˈhəz-bən-drē
1
: wise management of resources : economy
2
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