husky

¹husky

adjective \ˈhəs-kē\

husk·i·erhusk·i·est

Definition of HUSKY

: resembling, containing, or full of husks

First Known Use of HUSKY

1552

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with HUSKY

dusky, muskie, musky

²hus·ky

adjective \ˈhəs-kē\

hus·ki·erhus·ki·est

Definition of HUSKY

: hoarse with or as if with emotion

— hus·ki·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb

— hus·ki·ness \-kē-nəs\ noun

Origin of HUSKY

probably from husk huskiness, from obsolete husk to have a dry cough

First Known Use: circa 1722

³hus·ky

noun

plural huskies

Definition of HUSKY

1

: a heavy-coated working dog of the New World arctic region

2

: siberian husky

Origin of HUSKY

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

First Known Use: 1852

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

⁴hus·ky

noun

plural huskies

Definition of HUSKY

: one that is husky

First Known Use of HUSKY

1864

⁵hus·ky

adjective

hus·ki·erhus·ki·est

Definition of HUSKY

1

: burly, robust

2

: large

Origin of HUSKY

probably from ¹husk

First Known Use: 1869