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Pronunciation: /ˈhʌski/

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Definition of husky

noun (plural huskies)

  • a powerful dog of a breed with a thick double coat which is typically grey, used in the Arctic for pulling sledges.

Origin:

mid 19th century (originally denoting the Eskimo language or an Eskimo): abbreviation of obsolete Ehuskemay or Newfoundland dialect Huskemaw 'Eskimo', probably from Montagnais (see Eskimo). The term replaced the 18th-century term Eskimo dog

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