English

Proper noun

Husky

1. (dated) Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples.
   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Husky.

Noun

Husky ‎(plural Huskies)

1. (dated) An Eskimo person.

English

Adjective

husky ‎(comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)

1. (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding.
2. (US) Burly, stout.
   • Hamlin Garland

     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 […]

3. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
   • John Dryden

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

Derived terms

• huskily
• huskiness

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Two Alaskan huskies in harness

husky ‎(plural huskies)

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

Alternative forms

• huskie

Synonyms

• polar dog

Related terms

• Eskimo

Translations

See also

• husky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• husky on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons