HUSKY


Meaning of HUSKY in English

n.

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural huskies

Etymology: shortening of Huskemaw, Uskemaw Eskimo, from Cree a š kime · w; akin to Montagnais (Algonquian language of eastern Canada) aiachkime8 Micmac, Eskimo ― more at ESKIMO

Date: 1852

1 : a heavy-coated working dog of the New World arctic region

2 : SIBERIAN HUSKY

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.