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.
Land so trim and rarely husbanded. Evelyn.
3. To furnish with a husband. Shak.