husky

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhʌs.ki/

Adjective

husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)

1. (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding.
2. (US) Burly, stout.

   • You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]

   • 1965, Popular Mechanics, September issue, page 22 ↗

     Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A […]

   • , Train Simulator Video Game tutorial, page 14 ↗

     There's no yard power available for assignment today, so you'll be working with a husky GE ES44AC. […]

3. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.

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

Translations

• French: rauque, enroué
• German: heiser
• Russian: хри́плый
• Spanish: ronco, rauco, aguardentoso, aguardientoso (Mexico), afónico

Translations

• German: stämmig, pummelig
• Russian: доро́дный

Noun

husky (plural huskies)

1. Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

Synonyms

• polar dog

Related terms

• Husky (dated)
• Eskimo

Translations

• French: husky
• German: Husky, Polarhund
• Portuguese: husky
• Russian: эскимо́сская ла́йка

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Husky

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Proper noun

1. (dated) Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples.

Noun

husky (plural Huskies)

1. (dated) An Eskimo person.

Related terms

• husky
• Eskimo

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