Dictionary Definition
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]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- In the context of "of a voice": hoarse and rough-sounding
- In the context of "of a person": burly, thick; fat, overweight
Translations
burly, thick; fat, overweight
- Finnish: vankka
Translations to be checked
- ttbc French: enroué
- ttbc Ido: rauka
- ttbc Italian: corpulento, robusto
- ttbc Spanish: fornido, robusto
Noun
Translations
- Japanese: ハスキー犬 (hasukī-ken)
Extensive Definition
Husky is a general term for several breeds of
dogs used as sled dogs.
Because of their strength and stamina, the name "Husky" is popular
for products and for sports mascots.
Breeds of sled dog
Companies
- The Husky Energy company
- The Husky Group Ltd, a manufacturer of refrigeration products primarily in retail applications (i.e. Display fridges) but are now also established in the home market. One of their top products is the "Kule Kube" personal drinks fridge.
- Nickname for the Husqvarna company, manufacturer of power and hand tools, gasoline powered equipment, and motorcycles.
- Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd
- Husky chewing tobacco company
- Husky (toy company), a brand name used by Corgi Cars
Military
- HMCS Husky, a ship in the Canadian Navy
- Operation Husky for military operations using that name
- Husky is a vehicle and part of the Chubby (mine detection system)
Aircraft
- The Kaman Aircraft HH-43 Huskie, a helicopter formerly used by the U.S. Military
- Aviat Husky
- Fairchild Husky
- Consolidated PT-3
Mascots of schools
- Blue Valley Northwest High School
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Central Middle School of Science
- Chino Hills High School
- East Los Angeles College
- Forest Hills Northern High School
- Hagerty High School
- Kents Hill School, (Kents Hill, ME)
- Marlborough Elementary School
- Michigan Technological University
- Naperville North High School
- Newhall Middle School
- North Hollywood High School
- Northeastern University
- Northern Illinois University (spelled huskie)
- Oliver Wendell Holmes High School (San Antonio,TX)
- Reno High School
- Saint Cloud State University
- Saint Mary's University, Halifax
- University of Connecticut
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of Southern Maine
- University of Washington
- Sheldon High School
- Washington High School
- William F. Halloran School #22 (Elizabeth, new Jersey)
- Nathan Hale High School (Wisconsin)
Other
- Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington
- The Toronto Huskies, a defunct National Basketball Association team
- Ferlin Husky, a country-western singer
- Huskies was a variety of bran cereal offered by Post Cereals in the 1940s
- Husky, a project to develop a complete free suite of portable Fidonet applications
- Husky (computer), a British rugged handheld computer manufactured in the early 1980s
husky in Welsh: Hysgi
husky in Dutch: Husky
husky in Japanese: ハスキー
husky in Polish: Husky
husky in Portuguese: Husky
husky in Chinese: 哈士奇
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Herculean, Siberian husky,
ass, beast of burden,
beefy, big, bouncing, brassy, brawny, brazen, bull, burly, camel, choked, coarse, cracked, croaking, croaky, doughty, draft animal, dromedary, dry, elephant, fat, forceful, forcible, forcy, full-blooded,
full-strength, gigantic, great, gruff, gutsy, guttural, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, harsh, harsh-sounding, hearty, hefty, hoarse, horse, iron-hard, llama, lusty, malamute, metallic, mighty, mule, muscular, nervy, obstinate, ox, pack horse, potent, powerful, puissant, ragged, rasping, raucid, raucous, red-blooded, reindeer, robust, robustious, rough, roupy, rude, rugged, sledge dog, squawking, squawky, stalwart, steely, stertorous, stout, strangled, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong
as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, sumpter, sumpter horse, sumpter
mule, thick, thickset, throaty, tinny, tough, vigorous,
well-built