husbandableadj.
/ˈhʌzb(ə)ndəbl/, U.S. /ˈhəzbəndəb(ə)l/ Now rare.† 1. Capable of being economically used or managed. Obsolete. rare.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Mesnageable, husbandable.
2. Suited to husbandry or cultivation; cultivable.
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1619 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Αρχαιο-πλουτος i. iv. 12/1 Neither were they permitted to tarry longer then a yeare in a place, to Til or make it husbandable.
1870 E. De Laveleye in Syst. Land Tenure 246 (table heading) Beasts of burden per 100 hectares of husbandable land.
1954 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 62 134/2 In those cases where the hunting resource is migratory over such large areas that it cannot be regarded as husbandable by the society.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- give the cold shoulder
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- give the day to
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- give the double-cross
- give the doublecross
- give the dummy
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- give the elbow
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- give the enemy searoom
- give the eucharist
- give the eye
- give the eyeball
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- give the fig
- give the finger
- give the finishing hand stroke or touch