husbandry


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
husbandry/ˈhʌzbəndri/
noun
  • 1 the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals.
  • 2 management and conservation of resources.
– origin ME: from husband in the obs. sense ‘farmer’ + -ry.
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