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husky

UK/ˈhʌs.ki/ US/ˈhʌski/ uncommon archaic dated slang us
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

muscular and heavily built

  • “a beefy wrestler”
  • “had a tall burly frame”
  • “clothing sizes for husky boys”
  • “a strapping boy of eighteen”
  • “buirdly”
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2.

dark and gloomy

  • “a tenebrous cave”
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noun

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Origin

Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.

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