Adj. (American).—Stout; well built.
Husky-lour, subs. (Old Cant).—A guinea; a job (q.v.). For synonyms, see Canary.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew., s.v.
1725. New Cant. Dict., s.v.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
Hussy, subs. (colloquial).—A corruption of housewife (q.v.).
Hustle, verb. (venery).—1. To copulate. For synonyms, see Greens and Ride.
2. (American).—To bestir oneself; to go to work with vigour and energy. Also to hustle around.
Hustler, subs. (American).—An active, busy man or woman. A hummer (q.v.); a rustler (q.v.).
1890. Harold Frederic, Lawton Girl. A whimsical query as to whether this calamitous boy had also been named Benjamin Franklin crossed his confused mind, and then … whether the child if so named, would be a hustler or not.