'Husky' definitions:

Definition of 'husky'

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adjective
Muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly]
adjective
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson [syn: gruff, hoarse, husky]
noun
Breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog [syn: Eskimo dog, husky]

Definition of 'Husky'

From: GCIDE
  • Husky \Husk"y\, a. [From Husk, n.] Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Husky'

From: GCIDE
  • Husky \Hus"ky\, a. [Prob. for husty; cf. OE. host cough, AS. hw[=o]sta; akin to D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h[=o]sti. See Wheeze.] Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Husky'

From: GCIDE
  • Husky \Hus"ky\, a. Powerful; strong; burly. [Colloq., U. S.]
  • A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard. --Hamlin Garland. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Husky'

From: GCIDE
  • Husky \Hus"ky\, n.; pl. -kies. [Cf. Eskimo.]
  • 1. An Eskimo. [archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. The Eskimo language. [archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 3. an Eskimo dog, especially a breed of strong heavy-coated dogs used to pull dogsleds in the Northern regions of North America. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'husky'

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