Husky

a.	1.	Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
	1.	Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.
	1.	Powerful; strong; burly. A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard. - Hamlin Garland.
n.	1.	An Eskimo.
	2.	The Eskimo language.
	3.	an Eskimo dog, especially a breed of strong heavy-coated dogs used to pull dogsleds in the Northern regions of North America.

Noun	1.	husky - breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog Synonyms: Eskimo dog
Adj.	1.	husky - 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" Synonyms: beefy, buirdly, burly, strapping
	2.	husky - 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 Synonyms: hoarse, gruff

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