Definition of "husbanding" [husbanding]

• Present participle of husband. (verb)

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• "During the boom in emerging economies that started in 2003, governments that were raking in export dollars from commodities or manufactured goods often paid lip service to the idea of husbanding wealth for leaner years."
• "Molly advised me not to be a spendthrift of my emotions, at this stage of the journey, lest I should be a worn-out wreck before the grandest part came, but the idea of husbanding enthusiasm did not commend itself to me."
• "One of the Heartland's most cherished traditional values, livestock love, will soon be a violation of the law, but "husbanding" the same livestock will be allowed."