husky
See also: Husky
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʌski
Etymology 1
From husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
Adjective
husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)
- (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding.
- (US) Burly, stout.
- (Can we date this quote by Hamlin Garland and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- 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 […]
- (Can we date this quote?), 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. […]
- (Can we date this quote by Hamlin Garland and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
- (Can we date this quote by John Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
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Derived terms
Translations
hoarse and rough-sounding
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burly, thick; fat, overweight
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Etymology 2
Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Montagnais root as Eskimo.
Noun
husky (plural huskies)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs
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See also
- husky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Template:commonslite
Czech
Etymology 1
Noun
husky
- husky (breed of dog)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
husky
- (informal) diminutive of husy
Declension
See huska
Synonyms
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyer, definite plural huskyene)
- a husky (breed of dog)
References
- “husky” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyar, definite plural huskyane)
- a husky (breed of dog)
Spanish
Noun
husky m (plural huskys)
- husky (dogs)
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