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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hus·ky /ˈhʌski/
 強壯結實之人,愛斯基摩犬(a.)有殼的,聲音沙啞的,壯碩的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Husk·y a.  Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hus·ky a.  Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hus·ky a. Powerful; strong; burly. [Colloq., U. S.]
    A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard.    --Hamlin Garland.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hus·ky n.; pl. -kies .
 1. An Eskimo. [archaic]
 2.  The Eskimo language. [archaic]
 3.  an Eskimo dog, especially a breed of strong heavy-coated dogs used to pull dogsleds in the Northern regions of North America.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 husky
      adj 1: 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" [syn: beefy, burly, strapping, buirdly]
      2: 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 [syn: gruff, hoarse]
      n : breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog [syn: Eskimo dog]
      [also: huskiest, huskier]