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HUSBANDRY

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:00 am
by Dr. Goodword
February 10, 2005
• husbandry •

Pronunciation: hêz-bên-dri • Hear it!

Part of Speech: Mass noun (no plural)

Meaning: 1. Conservation, the careful management of money or other resources. 2. Scientific farm management, especially the management of farm animals.
Notes: Women are probably surprised to discover that today's word doesn't mean lounging around watching football in order to avoid household chores. Husbandry, to tell the truth, is something women are often better at than men. This Good Word derives not from the noun, husband, but from the verb, to husband "to conserve, to spend judiciously, to scrimp", as to husband one's money or time.

In Play: You might try this word in lieu of more grating ones in this manner, "Your husbandry of the truth makes me much less susceptible to persuasion." There are so many places where that expression works. Remember, anything considered a resource that is easily overspent, may (and should) be husbanded, "Ivan Oder can't understand why his wife husbands her affection for him so tightly." (Can you?)

Word History: This very Good Word originated as Old English husbonda, one of many words snitched from Old Norse. This one was originally husbondi "freeholder, peasant with his own farm", a compound noun made up of hus "house" + bondi "estate owner", the present participle of bua "to have a household". This is where the meaning of "to manage a farm" originated. The Old Norse-speaking Vikings who invaded England in the 9th century often took Anglo-Saxon wives. These women proudly referred to their husbands as land-owners. Other women later stretched the truth until the meaning of the noun changed—but not that of the verb. Curious, eh, what?

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:04 pm
by Apoclima
Very cool! So husband comes from "householder." Always a good choice for a woman!

Apoclima

yummy pudding

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:48 pm
by KatyBr
HA! I know who Apoclima is.

Apropos of nuttin much.... A good Husbandman is the good farmer, also the proper husband, one who puts his family's welfare and growth first, he cares tenderly for the crops, and increases it before his own pleasures.

Katy

Hello, old friend!

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:06 am
by Apoclima
Shh! You'll blow my cover!

Apoclima

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:41 pm
by Brazilian dude
How can you know who he/she is?

Brazilian dude

signatures

Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 11:35 pm
by KatyBr
BD,
Because I wrote his signature line.

Katy

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:31 pm
by tcward
Apo, how do you pronounce your name here?

a-PO-cli-ma

A-po-CLI-ma

??

Cheers,
Tim

husbandry

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:55 pm
by KatyBr
one editorial note on husbandry....

sorry to go back ONtopic, *slap my hands!*
A man who is ~this kind of husband~ has a great chance at a sucessful marriage. It helps to have a `sarah-kind of wife`, too.


~A man should serve His wife as Christ served the Church, to give himself up for her and even die for her!

`Sarah called her husband "master"`

but it's an exceptional pair who can accomplish this.

Katy

Re: HUSBANDRY

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:42 pm
by Perry Lassiter
After eight (!) years, it's fascinating to see that HUSBANDRY got almost twice as many views as LOVE, which gets talked about in the posts and was the Good Word just before it.

I'm not sure that those posters ever show up any more, but if so, I'd like to know whether Katy means her real name is Max Planck.