Husky meaning
A voice husky with emotion.
Clothing sizes for husky boys.
An example of a Husky is the Greenland Husky.
An example of something husky is a voice of a person with a cold.
An example of a husky person is someone who is a bit overweight.
A husky voice.
Origin of husky
- Probably from shortening and alteration of Eskimo
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Perhaps from husk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From husk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.
From Wiktionary
- husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
From Wiktionary