HUSBAND (2)

husband (2). Husband, v.t. to marry, manage, save, keep, till

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Hus″band, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Husbanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Husbanding.] 1. 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.
For my means, I'll husband them so well, They shall go far. Shak. 2. 2. To cultivate, as land; to till.
Land so trim and rarely husbanded. Evelyn. 3. 3. To furnish with a husband. Shak.