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Entry 6 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Husky

/hŭs'-kē/ · Husk·y · IPA /ˈhʌs.ki/
01 a. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
  1. 1.
    Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
02 a. Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.
  1. 1.
    Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.
03 a. Powerful; strong; burly.
  1. 1.
    Powerful; strong; burly.[Colloq., U. S.]
    “A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard.” — Hamlin Garland.
04 n. An Eskimo.
pl. -kies ((#))
  1. 1.
    An Eskimo.[archaic]
  2. 2.
    The Eskimo language.[archaic]
  3. 3.
    an Eskimo dog, especially a breed of strong heavy-coated dogs used to pull dogsleds in the Northern regions of North America.