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husky adjective /ˈhʌski/ /ˈhʌski/ (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest) jump to other results - (of a person or their voice) sounding deep, quiet and rough, sometimes in an attractive way
- She spoke in a husky whisper.
- Your voice has gone all husky.
- Sorry, I’m a bit husky today—I’ve got a sore throat.
- (North American English) (of a man or boy) big and strong
husky noun /ˈhʌski/ /ˈhʌski/ (North American English also huskie) (plural huskies) jump to other results - a large strong dog with thick hair, used for pulling sledges across snowTopics Animalsc2
Word Originnoun mid 19th cent. (originally denoting the Eskimo language or an Eskimo): abbreviation of obsolete Ehuskemay or Newfoundland dialect Huskemaw ‘Eskimo’ (see Eskimo). The term replaced the 18th-cent. term Eskimo dog.
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