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HUSBANDRY
farming, agriculture, husbandry
(noun) the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
husbandry (countable and uncountable, plural husbandries)
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.
Synonym: agronomy
The prudent management or conservation of resources.
Synonyms: economy, frugality, thrift
(now, chiefly, nautical) Administration or management of day-to-day matters.
(obsolete) Agricultural or cultivated land.
Source: Wiktionary
Hus"band*ry, n.
1. Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift. There's husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out. Shak.
2. The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various branches of agriculture; farming. Husbandry supplieth all things necessary for food. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYDRAULIC
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