husk·y

1 [huhs-kee] adjective, husk·i·er, husk·i·est. noun, plural husk·ies.
adjective
1.
big and strong; burly.
2.
(of the voice) having a semiwhispered vocal tone; somewhat hoarse, as when speaking with a cold or from grief or passion.
3.
like, covered with, or full of husks.
4.
made in a size meant for the larger or heavier than average boy: size 18 husky pants.
5.
for, pertaining to, or wearing clothing in this size: the husky department; husky boys.
noun
6.
a size of garments meant for the larger or heavier than average boy.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1545–55; husk + -y1

husk·i·ly, adverb
husk·i·ness, noun


1. robust, brawny, strapping. 2. harsh, gruff, rasping, throaty.
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husk·y

2 [huhs-kee]
noun, plural husk·ies. Informal.
a big, strong person.

Origin:
1865–70; noun use of husky1, with the suffix taken as -y2

husk·y

3 [huhs-kee]
noun, plural husk·ies. ( sometimes initial capital letter )
3.
Canadian Slang.
a.
an Inuit.
b.
the language of the Inuit.

Origin:
1870–75; by ellipsis from husky dog, husky breed; compare Newfoundland and Labrador dial. Husky a Labrador Inuit, earlier Huskemaw, Uskemaw, ultimately < the same Algonquian source as Eskimo

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husky1 (ˈhʌskɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , huskier, huskiest
1.  (of a voice, an utterance, etc) slightly hoarse or rasping
2.  of, like, or containing husks
3.  informal big, strong, and well-built
 
[C19: probably from husk, from the toughness of a corn husk]
 
'huskily1
 
adv
 
'huskiness1
 
n

husky2 (ˈhʌskɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl huskies
1.  a breed of Arctic sled dog with a thick dense coat, pricked ears, and a curled tail
2.  slang (Canadian)
 a.  a member of the Inuit people
 b.  the Inuit language
 
[C19: probably based on Eskimo]

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Word Origin & History

husky
"hoarse," c.1722 in reference to a cattle disease (of persons, 1740), from the notion of "dry as a husk;" sense of "tough and strong," is first found 1869 Amer.Eng., on analogy of corn husks.

husky
"Eskimo dog," 1852, Canadian Eng., earlier (1830) hoskey "an Eskimo," shortened variant of Ehuskemay (1743), itself a variant of Eskimo.
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husky definition

[ˈhəski]
  1. n.
    a strong man; a thug. : A couple of huskies helped me get my car unstuck.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Since you work with fearful dogs, maybe you could give me some ideas how to
  treat my husky mix.
Dark, husky aromas swirl through the palace as incense made specially of local
  spices finds its way into the thick tropical air.
She tossed a fish eye and then a jawbone to the husky standing, panting at her
  feet.
It then began to register all over the place, from a gruff and husky whisper to
  a papery, plaintive bleat.
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