Husky Definition & Meaning

husky
adjective
  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"
  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
noun
  1. breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

"Husky" in song lyrics

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  • "In the coldest winters we thought husky"
    Cannibal Ox f/ Alaska, Cryptic — Atom
  • "People think that I'm lucky, my link lookin husky"
    Cassidy f/ Swizz Beatz — My Drink N My 2 Step
  • "He must be dusty, my beard scruffy, man, my chain husky"
    Dom Pachino f/ Shyheim — Monkeys Laugh Too

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