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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

... silence. It had already broken once or twice, and it was very husky toward the last. For a moment no one spoke; then with an evident attempt at carelessness Margaret said: "I guess, Polly Ann, I won't write to Mary at all that there was any mistake. We ...

— The Tangled Threads • Eleanor H. Porter

... trying in vain to fathom. The older son told how much milk a certain Alderney cow had given, and Mr. Stanley, quite changed now as he sat at his own table from the rather grim farmer of the afternoon, revealed a capacity for a husky sort of fun, joking Ben about his potato-planting and telling in a lively way of his race with me. As for Mrs. Stanley, she sat smiling behind her tall coffee pot, radiating good cheer and hospitality. They asked me no questions at all, and I was ...

— The Friendly Road - New Adventures in Contentment • (AKA David Grayson) Ray Stannard Baker

... from me, and pointed out the place where I should begin. She is reading them regularly through, for the first time. I had no choice: I was forced to obey; but my voice was less obedient than my will, and it became so husky, and so unmanageable, that nothing more unpleasant could be heard. The paper was a curious one enough—all concerning a Court favourite. I could hardly rejoice when my task was over, from my consciousness how ill it was performed. The queen talked of the paper, but forbore saying ...

— The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay Volume 1 • Madame D'Arblay

... swinging-lantern from his unsteady fingers, a strong hand possessed itself of the papers and Miss Mayfield's note, a strong arm was drawn around him,—for his figure was swaying to and fro, his head was giddy, and his hat had fallen off,—and a strong voice, albeit a little husky, whispered in his ear,— ...

— Jeff Briggs's Love Story • Bret Harte

... contortions of Mr. Brown's face as he strove to make a wink carry across the road would have given pause to a bolder man; and twice his wife's husky little cough ...

— Short Cruises • W.W. Jacobs

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