About The Word Husky
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Husky Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Husky?
[n] breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
[adj] 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 [adj] 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; "a buirdly lad of twelve") Synonyms | Synonyms for Husky: beefy | buirdly | burly | cacophonic | cacophonous | Eskimo dog | gruff | hoarse | robust | strapping Related Terms | Find terms related to Husky: ass | beast of burden | beefy | big | bouncing | brassy | brawny | brazen | bull | burly | camel | choked | coarse | cracked | croaking | croaky | doughty | draft animal | dromedary | dry | elephant | fat | forceful | forcible | forcy | full-blooded | full-strength | gigantic | great | gruff | gutsy | guttural | gutty | hale | hard | hard as nails | hardy | harsh | harsh-sounding | hearty | hefty | Herculean | hoarse | horse | iron-hard | llama | lusty | malamute | metallic | mighty | mule | muscular | nervy | obstinate | ox | pack horse | potent | powerful | puissant | ragged | rasping | raucid | raucous | red-blooded | reindeer | robust | robustious | rough | roupy | rude | rugged | Siberian husky | sledge dog | squawking | squawky | stalwart | steely | stertorous | stout | strangled | strapping | strong | strong as brandy | strong as strong | strong-willed | sturdy | sumpter | sumpter horse | sumpter mule | thick | thickset | throaty | tinny | tough | vigorous | well-built See Also | working dog Husky In Webster's Dictionary \Husk"y\, a. [From {Husk}, n.]
Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. --Dryden.
\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. \Hus"ky\, a. Powerful; strong; burly. [Colloq., U. S.] A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard. --Hamlin Garland. \Hus"ky\, n.; pl. {-kies}. [Cf. {Eskimo}.] 1. An Eskimo; also, an Eskimo dog. 2. The Eskimo language. |
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