Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hoarse

Hoarse , adjective

[Old English hors, also hos, has, Anglo-Saxon hās; akin to Dutch heesch, German heiser, Icelandic hāss, Danish has, Swedish hes. Compare Prov. English heazy.]

1.
Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven.
The hoarse resounding shore. — Dryden
2.
Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.