husky

husky
I
husk•y
[[t]ˈhʌs ki[/t]] adj. husk•i•er, husk•i•est
1) big and strong; burly; brawny
2) (of the voice) somewhat hoarse, as when affected with a cold
3) like, covered with, or full of husks
4) clo a size of garments for boys who are heavier than average
5) a garment in this size
Etymology: 1545–55; husk+ -y I husk′i•ly, adv. husk′i•ness, n. II
husk•y
[[t]ˈhʌs ki[/t]] n. pl. husk•ies
inf a big, brawny person
III
husk•y
[[t]ˈhʌs ki[/t]] n. pl. husk•ies. (sometimes cap.)
1) dch
Eskimo dog
2) dch
Siberian husky
Etymology: 1870–75; by ellipsis from husky dog, husky breed; cf. Newfoundland and Labrador dial. Husky a Labrador Inuit, earlier Huskemaw, Uskemaw, ult. < the same Algonquian source as Eskimo

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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