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Siberian husky
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a breed of medium-sized working dog originally from Siberia, characterized by a brush tail and a thick coat of black, tan, or gray and white markings.
Quotations
1944
"But let's get back to the Yukon and Alaska. They drive 'nother kind o' dog there--called the Siberian. It was originally bred an' raised in Siberia, is smaller in size than a huskie, more stockily built, more heavily furred, an' is nearly always white. . . ."
1950
In their equipment was included a two-dog team, made up of Siberian huskies, blue-eyed beauties trained for generations to pull their hearts out and to survive the utmost rigors of the north.
1966
[He drove] his team of Siberian huskies to smashing victory in the three-day Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Derby.