husky 1
— huskily , adv. — huskiness , n.
/hus"kee/ , adj., huskier, huskiest . n. , pl. huskies .
adj.
1. big and strong; burly.
2. (of the voice) having a semiwhispered vocal tone; somewhat hoarse, as when speaking with a cold or from grief or passion.
3. like, covered with, or full of husks.
4. made in a size meant for the larger or heavier than average boy: size 18 husky pants.
5. for, pertaining to, or wearing clothing in this size: the husky department; husky boys.
n.
6. a size of garments meant for the larger or heavier than average boy.
[ 1545-55; HUSK + -Y 1 ]
Syn. 1. robust, brawny, strapping. 2. harsh, gruff, rasping, throaty.
husky 2
/hus"kee/ , n. , pl. huskies . Informal.
a big, strong person.
[ 1865-70; n. use of HUSKY 1 , with the suffix taken as -Y 2 ]
husky 3
/hus"kee/ , n. , pl. huskies . ( sometimes cap. )
1. See Eskimo dog .
2. See Siberian Husky .
3. Canadian Slang.
a. an Inuit.
b. the language of the Inuit.
[ 1870-75; by ellipsis from husky dog, husky breed; cf. Newfoundland and Labrador dial. Husky a Labrador Inuit, earlier Huskemaw, Uskemaw, ult. ]