Abounding with, consisting of, or resembling husks; hence, poor, unprofitable, etc.Dry in the throat; hoarse; harsh; sounding roughly: said of the voice or utterance.n. A kind of dog used in drawing sleds in the Hudson's Bay territory.n. Rough and big; rough and energetic; burly: as; a husky fellow.n. A ‘husky’ fellow; an energetic man; a hustler.n. An Eskimo.n. The Eskimo language.