n. The raising of livestock and the cultivation of crops; agriculture
n. The prudent management or conservation of resources
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift.
n. The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various branches of agriculture; farming.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Management of domestic affairs; domestic economy; frugality; thrift.
n. The business of a husbandman or farmer; farming; agriculture.
n. The product of husbandry or of cultivated soil.
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n. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Word Usage
"True conservation had to begin with “that combination of solicitude, foresight, and skill which we call husbandry,” practiced by landowners on their own land."