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(noun) breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog |
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Synonyms: Eskimo dog |
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Related Words: working dog |
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(satellite adjective) 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 |
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Synonyms: gruff, hoarse |
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(satellite adjective) 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; "a buirdly lad of twelve") |
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Synonyms: beefy, buirdly, burly, strapping |
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