husky

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of a voice, hoarse and rough-sounding

   Of a voice, hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.

   • Her voice was boy-husky, sounding as though strained through some rough material ...
2. 2

   Burly, stout

   Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.

   • You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]
   • Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A […]
3. 3

   Abounding with husks

   Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.

   • Some swains have sown before: but most have found A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
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   1. 4

      Belligerent

      Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.

   2. 5

      Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

   3. 6

      An Eskimo person.

   4. 7

      Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples.

      • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Husky.

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