husky (n.)

  1. breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

    [ Syn: eskimo dog ]

    husky (adj.)

  1. muscular and heavily built; a beefy wrestler; had a tall burly frame; clothing sizes for husky boys; a strapping boy of eighteen; `buirdly is a Scottish term

    [ Syn: beefy , burly , strapping , buirdly ]

  2. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; gruff voices; the dogs gruff barking; hoarse cries; makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky- Virgil Thomson

    [ Syn: gruff , hoarse ]

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