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Husky
husky
(huskier huskiest huskies) 1. If someone’s voice is husky, it is low and rather rough, often in an attractive way. His voice was husky with grief. ...Dietrich’s deep, husky voice. ADJ • huskily ‘Ready?’ I asked huskily. ADV: ADV after v 2. If you describe a man as husky, you think that he is tall, strong, and attractive. (INFORMAL) ...a very husky young man, built like a football player. ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. A husky is a strong, furry dog, which is used to pull sledges across snow. N-COUNT
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I. adjective (huskier; -est) Date: 1552 resembling, containing, or full of husks II. adjective (huskier; -est) Etymology: probably from husk huskiness, from obsolete husk to have a dry cough Date: circa 1722 hoarse with or as if with emotion • huskily adverb • huskiness noun III. noun (plural huskies) Etymology: shortening of Huskemaw, Uskemaw Eskimo, from Cree askime•w; akin to Montagnais (Algonquian language of eastern Canada) aiachkime8 Micmac, Eskimo — more at Eskimo Date: 1852 1. a heavy-coated working dog of the New World arctic region 2. Siberian ~ IV. noun (plural huskies) Date: 1864 one that is ~ V. adjective (huskier; -est) Etymology: probably from 1husk Date: 1869 1. burly, robust 2. large ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. adj. (huskier, huskiest) 1 (of a person or voice) dry in the throat; hoarse. 2 of or full of husks. 3 dry as a husk. 4 tough, strong, hefty. Derivatives huskily adv. huskiness n. 2. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a dog of a powerful breed used in the Arctic for pulling sledges. 2 this breed. Etymology: perh. contr. f. ESKIMO ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. покрытый шелухой 2. сухой, шероховатый 3. сиплый, хриплый husky voice —- хриплый голос his voice was husky with anger —- он хрипел от злости 4. ам. разг. детина; здоровяк 5. ам. разг. рослый и крепкий; сильный, здоровый; дюжий husky fellow —- здоровенный парень, детина Husky 1. простореч. эскимос; эскимоска 2. простореч. эскимосский язык 3. эскимосская лайка (собака) 4. ездовая собака ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I Husky 1. adj. эскимосский 2. noun 1) эскимос; эскимоска 2) эскимосский язык II 1. adj. 1) покрытый шелухой 2) сухой 3) сиплый, охрипший 4) coll. рослый, сильный, крепкий Syn: beefy, brawny, burly, hulking, stocky, strapping Ant: thin 2. noun coll. рослый, сильный, крепкий человек; здоровяк III noun лайка (порода собак) ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 a husky voice is deep, quiet, and rough-sounding, often in an attractive way ("Come quickly" she said in a husky whisper.) 2 especially AmE a man who is husky is big and strong - huskily adv - huskiness n ~2 n a dog with thick hair used in Canada and Alaska to pull sledges over the snow ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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