Self-sufficing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Self-sufficing \Self`-suf*fi"cing\, a.
     Sufficing for one's self or for itself, without needing
     external aid; self-sufficient. -- {Self`-suf*fi"cing*ness},
     n. --J. C. Shairp.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  self-sufficing
       adj : able to provide for your own needs without help from others;
             "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: {self-sufficient},
              {self-sustaining}]