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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
HUSKY, adj. Of weather: rough, boisterous, stormy, disagreeable (Ork. 1929 Marw., Sh. 1957).
[Cf. Norw. dial. huska, to shudder with cold, husken, bleak of weather, Sw. dial. huska, to be raw and cold.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Husky adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/husky>
