husky dog

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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one of an aboriginal breed of dog, Canis familiaris borealis, probably originating in Siberia, trained by the Eskimo to draw sleds and carry packs.

Quotations

1878

I had with me a "Huskie" dog / As lively as the "jumping frog," / Although he'd feed--well, like a hog, / On shaganappi.

1916

The Labrador "husky" dog is not different in appearance from the Alaskan "malemute."

1963

The husky dog is still the workhorse of numerous areas of the north. . . .