husbandizev.
/ˈhʌzbəndʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈhəzbənˌdaɪz/ rare.
transitive. To till; to cultivate; = husband v. 5. Also in figurative contexts.Cf. husbandrize v., husbandry v., also used by Blith (see quot. 1649) in this sense.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivate or till [verb (transitive)]
begoc890
workOE
tillc1200
exercise1382
dightc1400
labourc1400
manure1416
cultive?1483
tilth1496
culture1510
trim1517
dress1526
subdue1535
toil1552
use1558
farm1570
cultivate1588
tame1601
husbandize1625
culturate1631
to take in1845
1625 A. Darcie tr. W. Camden Hist. Elizabeth ii. 269 If she did but husbandize [Fr. cultiuer] those seedes of pure Religion which were in him..he should see within a short time, that it would redound greatly to his Honour.
1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver i. 4 He also made..all the creatures subservient to man, and man to husbandize the fruits of the earth, and dresse, and keepe them for the use of the Creature.
1969 I. L. Idriess Challenge of North xiii. 110 It should be possible to tame and husbandize on a growing scale the dugong and the turtle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- to take a shower
- to take a shufti
- to take a side
- to take a sideswipe at
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- to take a smoke
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- to take a stone up in the ear
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