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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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Origin:
1545–55; husk + -y1

Related forms
husk·i·ly, adverb
husk·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. robust, brawny, strapping. 2. harsh, gruff, rasping, throaty.

Example Sentences
  • Paraskevas said in her husky voice, laughing as she lighted a little brown cigarette.
  • It is also ideal for anyone who likes to take advantage of the snow in winter to do some husky sledding.
  • He pulls his husky frame out of the car and lifts the wagon's hatch.
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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)
1.
Eskimo dog.
2.
Siberian Husky.
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)
 
—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)
 
—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.
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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.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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