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Husbanded definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HUS'BANDED, pp. Used or managed with economy; well managed.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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