What is "husbanding"

Husband \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. [R.]

   Land so trim and rarely husbanded.
   --Evelyn.

3. To furnish with a husband. [R.]
   --Shak.

vb. (present participle of husband English)