husky
Rough and low
Husky has two unrelated origins.
One comes from husk—husky corn has its husk on, and a husky voice is rough and dry like a husk.
This extends to sturdy or burly: a husky farmhand.
The other husky is a sled dog bred for Arctic conditions, probably from a shortening of Eskimo.
A team of huskies pulled the sled across the ice.
Of northern Asian Russia
- AlaskanOf the 49th state
- sledRunner-based snow vehicle
- IditarodAlaskan sled dog race
- canineOf or like dogs
mushing · spitz · wolfish · pack · howl · fur · puppy · breed
Short and solidly built
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
- heftyConsiderable in weight
- strappingMuscular and hale
- robustStrong and durable
sturdy · rugged · muscular · stout · thickset · broad-shouldered · heavyset · powerful
Siberian
Of northern Asian Russia
canine · mushing · spitz · wolfish · pack · howl · fur · puppy · breed · harness
stocky
Short and solidly built
robust · sturdy · rugged · muscular · stout · thickset · broad-shouldered · heavyset · powerful · chunky
hoarse
Rough in voice
gruff · deep · breathy · smoky · rough · croaky · guttural · sultry · scratchy · resonant
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
snow · ice · glacier · blizzard · permafrost · expedition · aurora · frostbite · igloo · caribou
- dogsdog, beagle, bulldog, boxer, collie
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- animal transporthorse, mule, donkey, ox, camel
- Breedsbeagle, boxer, bulldog, chihuahua, collie
- canineswolf, fox, jackal, dingo, coyote
- corn huskOuter maize leaf layers
- coconut huskFibrous outer shell
- Siberian HuskyNorthern sled dog breed
- Siberian HuskiesNorthern sled-pulling breed
- Alaskan HuskyNorthern working canine breed
- corn husk dollsToys from maize wrappers
husk, huskiness, huskies, cornhusker, cornhusking, unhusked, huskier