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Roget's Thesaurus

#370. Husbandry

[The economy or management of animals.]

Nouns

husbandry, taming etc. v.; circuration, zoohygiantics; domestication, domesticity; manege [Fr.], veterinary art; farriery; breeding, pisciculture. menagerie, vivarium, zoological garden; bear pit; aviary, apiary, alveary, beehive; hive; aquarium, fishery; duck pond, fish pond. phthisozoics etc. (killing) 361 [Destruction of animals]; euthanasia, sacrifice, humane destruction. neatherd, cowherd, shepherd; grazier, drover, cowkeeper; trainer, breeder; apiarian, apiarist; bull whacker [U.S.], cowboy, cow puncher [U.S.], farrier; horse leech, horse doctor; vaquero, veterinarian, vet, veterinary surgeon. cage etc. (prison) 752; hencoop, bird cage, cauf; range, sheepfold, etc. (inclosure) 232.

Verbs

tame, domesticate, acclimatize, breed, tend, break in, train; cage, bridle, etc. (restrain) 751.

Adjectives

pastoral, bucolic; tame, domestic.


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