Husky Common

breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

"The musher adjusted his harness as a team of huskies bounded eagerly toward the starting line."

Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

"The old husky led our sled team through the deep snow of the Arctic tundra."

An Eskimo person.

muscular and heavily built

"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"

Hoarse and rough-sounding.

"After shouting for an hour, his voice became husky and barely carried across the room."

Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples.

"The linguist specialized in studying husky dialects spoken across the Arctic region."