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- noun Plural form of
husband . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
husband .
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Examples
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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_.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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The subjection of wives to their husbands is a duty which has been practised universally by holy women in all ages.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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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.
Are Husbands Really Like Potatoes?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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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.
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The third of our Oscar nominated bad husbands is William H. Macy for his creepy performance as Jerry Lundegaard.
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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
'Trivial Complaints:' The Role of Privacy in Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the U.S. 2008
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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.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Heavy Wallets make Heavy Men? 2008
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Cheating on husbands is not so outrageous, but a fiancé cheating on his intended is?
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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.
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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.
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