Husky
Husky , adjective
[From Husk, n.]
Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. — Dryden
Husky , adjective
[Probably for husty; compare Old English host cough, Anglo-Saxon hwōsta; akin to Dutch hoest, German husten, Old High German huosto, Icelandic hōsti. See Wheeze.]
Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.
Husky , adjective
Powerful; strong; burly. [Colloquial, United States]
A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard.
Husky , noun
[Compare Eskimo.]
1.
An Eskimo. [archaic]
2.
The Eskimo language. [archaic]
3.
an Eskimo dog, especially a breed of strong heavy-coated dogs used to pull dogsleds in the Northern regions of North America.