Husbands

Word HUSBANDS
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈhʌzbəndz/

Definitions and meanings of "Husbands"

What do we mean by husbands?

The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.

A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.

A prudent or frugal manager.

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

The male of a pair of animals.

A manager of property; one who has the care of another's belongings, owndom, or interests; a steward; an economist.

A large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position.

A polled tree; a pollard.

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The word "husbands" in example sentences

III. ii.262 (254,4) So you must take your husbands] Read, _So you_ must take _your husbands_ [in place of "mistake"]; that is, _for better, for worse_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

The subjection of wives to their husbands is a duty which has been practised universally by holy women in all ages. ❋ Unknown (1721)

But if you take a look at how much income women deposit in joint checking accounts, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that demand for husbands is at an all-time high. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Next thing you know, a 'marriage' with two husbands is a right, and we are 'flipping out' if we say that is unnatural or unhealthy for a community. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The third of our Oscar nominated bad husbands is William H. Macy for his creepy performance as Jerry Lundegaard. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Pasadena, California's Haven House, for example, opened in 1964 by the wives of alcoholic husbands, is sometimes considered the first battered women's shelter in the country. 18 While it was created for victims of alcohol-related violence, Haven House quickly became a refuge for many battered women. 19 ❋ Unknown (2008)

In fact many of the lower income women arrive with their thin husbands in tow, and the executive men arrive at the clinic with waist circumferences well over the magical 102cm mark. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Cheating on husbands is not so outrageous, but a fiancé cheating on his intended is? ❋ Unknown (2006)

About living above our means, and wanting to simplify or move to a safer place: one thing that appeals most to husbands is reducing expenses. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Some to join husbands who were already here; some came as domestics; some came as poor relations to act as unpaid domestics; and some came to be the wives of men they had never seen. ❋ Unknown (1957)

Their contribution in this regard in their daily contacts and by the assistance they give their husbands is very great, and no one knows better than I do the truth of that statement. ❋ Unknown (1952)

-- "Do not the slave women usually have husbands, or those they call their husbands?" ❋ Unknown (1861)

What was the nature of her relationships with the men - gay and straight - she called her "husbands" and why did none of her "best friends" know how gravely ill she was until the very end of her life? ❋ By JULIE SALAMON (2011)

Texas authorities acted on evidence that adolescent girls were being forced to marry considerably older men and to have children with these "husbands" -- fitting within the definition of child abuse under state law. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Today a woman has eight children with eight different 'husbands' -- or men or whatever you call them now. ❋ Nathaniel Livingston (2006)

Although, at first, these short-term husbands were great with my daughter, eventually they wanted to take complete control of my life and my daughter’s. ❋ Jack Canfield (2009)

You should come to the Fairview tonight and meet them (we're hoping that both SILs and their husbands will be there). ❋ Cath@VWXYNot? (2009)

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