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HUSKY
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Irregular inflected forms: huskier , huskiest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
Synonyms:
Eskimo dog; husky
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("husky" is a kind of...):
working dog (any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Example:
makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
cacophonic; cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)
Derivation:
huskiness (a throaty harshness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Muscular and heavily built
Example:
'buirdly' is a Scottish term
Synonyms:
beefy; buirdly; burly; husky; strapping
Classified under:
Similar:
robust (sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction)
Domain region:
Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)
Derivation:
huskiness (the property of being big and strong)
Context examples:
Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
But it was not food that Buck and the huskies needed, but rest.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
“Fair wind!” I cried in a husky voice I did not recognize as my own.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Mackenzie hounds, Eskimo and Labrador dogs, huskies and Malemutes—all tried it on him, and all failed.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
A hundred yards away was a camp of the Northwest Police, with fifty dogs, huskies all, who joined the chase.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
"Hello, you husky!" he called.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Once, his teeth closed on the fore leg of a husky, and he crunched down through the bone.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The two men were compelled to run back to save the grub, upon which the huskies returned to the attack on the team.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Buck’s feet were not so compact and hard as the feet of the huskies.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The huskies had chewed through the sled lashings and canvas coverings.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
