husky

adj

1. Of a voice, hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.

   “Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him.”

   “Her voice was boy-husky, sounding as though strained through some rough material ...”

2. (US, euphemistic)Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.

   “You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]”

   “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.

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

4. (archaic, slang)Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.

noun

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

   “The White House posted a cartoon to X on Wednesday of two Greenlandic mush teams with three huskies each, pointing towards the choice of the white pillars and the South Lawn or a tempestuous scene by the Great Wall of China and Red Square in Russia.”

2. (dated)An Eskimo person.

name

1. (dated)Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples.

   “For quotations using this term, see Citations:Husky.”