OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 672

husband

/ˈhʌz.bənd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ahorrar • manejar con economía
To conserve.
1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe ...I found pens, ink, and paper, and I husbanded them to the utmost; and I shall show that while my ink lasted, I kept things very exact, but af…