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Noun: husband  húz-bund
  1. A married man; a woman's partner in marriage
    - hubby, married man
Verb: husband  húz-bund
  1. Use cautiously and frugally
    "husband your energy for the ascent to the summit";
    - conserve, economize, economise [Brit]

Derived forms: husbands, husbanded, husbanding

Type of: better half [informal], married person, mate [informal], other half [Brit, informal], partner, preserve, save, spouse

Antonym: wife

Encyclopedia: Husband, Pennsylvania

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