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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Husband \Hus"band\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Husbanded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Husbanding}.]
1. To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to
good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or
use, with economy.
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For my means, I'll husband them so well,
They shall go far. --Shak.
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2. To cultivate, as land; to till. [R.]
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Land so trim and rarely husbanded. --Evelyn.
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3. To furnish with a husband. [R.] --Shak.
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