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adjective

Husky adj. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.

Husky adj. Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.

Husky adj. Powerful; strong; burly. (Colloq., U. S.) "A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard."

noun

Husky n. (pl. huskies)

An Eskimo. (archaic)

The Eskimo language. (archaic)

An Eskimo dog, especially a breed of strong heavy-coated dogs used to pull dogsleds in the Northern regions of North America.

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"Husky" Quotes from Famous Books

... and the droning voice of his exponent stopped short—lost in a spasm of silent laughter. He recovered, read a little further, and collapsed again. Once more he started, his face twisted in agony, his voice husky, but again he fell before ...

— 'Lizbeth of the Dale • Marian Keith

... and as he read a strange lump arose in his throat so that his voice became husky and the words faltered. He read the letter through to the end. He leaped to his feet and strode rapidly up and down the room, his fists clenched and his breath coming in ...

— The Gun-Brand • James B. Hendryx

... time the officers on the first deck gave the order that all men should stand to one side and all women should go below to deck B, taking the children with them, a similar order was given to the steerage passengers. The women were ordered to the front, the men to the rear. Half a dozen healthy, husky immigrants pushed their way forward and tried to crowd ...

— Sinking of the Titanic - and Great Sea Disasters • Various

... were made of it. . . . I could eat you up, Ri-Ri." His eyes on her red little mouth, on her white, beating throat. His voice had an odd, husky note. ...

— The Innocent Adventuress • Mary Hastings Bradley

... the world would grub-stake six feet of husky man! But that's just like you and Phoebe and all the other women. You would like to feed me to the alligators, but the poet must sit in the shade and chew eggs and grape juice. You trample on my feelings, child," and ...

— Andrew the Glad • Maria Thompson Daviess

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