Husky /(?)/

1. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.

1. Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.

1. Powerful; strong; burly. [Colloq., U. S.]

   A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard.

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.