Main Entry: ³hus·ky

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural huskies

Etymology: shortening of Huskemaw, Uskemaw Eskimo, from Cree aškime·w; akin to Montagnais (Algonquian language of eastern Canada) aiachkime8 Micmac, Eskimo — more at eskimo

Date: 1852

1 : a heavy-coated working dog of the New World arctic region
2 : siberian husky