Husky

adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.

    "Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him."

  2. 2
    Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest. US, euphemistic

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

  3. 3
    Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.

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

  4. 4
    Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative. archaic, slang

    "“Well, here it is,” said Silver. “We want that treasure, and we’ll have it — that’s our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that’s yours. You have a chart, haven’t you?” “That’s as may be,” replied the captain. “Oh, well, you have, I know that,” returned Long John. “You needn’t be so husky with a man; there ain’t a particle of service in that, and you may lay to it. What I mean is, we want your chart. Now, I never meant you no harm, myself.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion wordnet
  2. 2
    muscular and heavily built wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples. dated

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

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

    "The White House posted a cartoon to X on Wednesday of two Greenlandic mush teams with three huskies each, pointing towards the choice of the white pillars and the South Lawn or a tempestuous scene by the Great Wall of China and Red Square in Russia."

  2. 2
    An Eskimo person. dated
  3. 3
    breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".

Etymology 2

Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.

Etymology 3

Ultimately related to Eskimo; see husky (“sled dog”) for more.

Etymology 4

Ultimately related to Eskimo; see husky (“sled dog”) for more.

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