2. Adjective. conserved; used economically ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Husbanded
1. husband [v] - See also: husband
Lexicographical Neighbors of Husbanded
Literary usage of Husbanded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"... Nor gives the jealous lord one diamond For me, in showers, in sweeping showers,
So to be husbanded for poorer days. Why need I volumes, ..."
2. Plutarch's Lives: The Translation Called Drydens's by Plutarch (1885)
"... away ' with numbers of his subjects with the name of the wealthy captive, and
show the Romans what great riches he had husbanded and preserved for them. ..."
3. The Garter Mission to Japan (1906)
"But this one day was entirely at our own disposal, to be husbanded and made the
most of as each man pleased. There were no official functions, ..."
4. History of the Reformed Religion in France by Edward Smedley (1834)
"During her short absence, a stranger, visiting the house, had deposited in it a
sack of flour; and the single bushel which it contained was so husbanded as ..."
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