What is the meaning of husky?

noun

  • Breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog.

adjective

  • Muscular and heavily built.
    • usage: "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
  • Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion."gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky- Virgil Thomson
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