'Husbanding' definitions:

Definition of 'Husbanding'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • For my means, I'll husband them so well, They shall go far. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cultivate, as land; to till. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Land so trim and rarely husbanded. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To furnish with a husband. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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