Defn: Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. Dryden.
HUSKY Hus"ky, a. Etym: [Prob. for husty; cf. OE. host cough, AS. hwosta; akin to D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. hosti. See Wheeze.]
Defn: Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.
HUSO Hu"so, n. Etym: [NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isin (Zoöl.) (a) A large European sturgeon (Acipenser huso), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds. Called also hausen. (b) The huchen, a large salmon.
HUSSAR Hus*sar", n. Etym: [Hung. huszár, from husz twenty, because under King Matthais I., in the fifteenth century, every twenty houses were to furnish one horse soldier; cf. G. husar, F. houssard, hussard, from the same source.] (Mil.)
Defn: Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and Croatia; now, one of the light cavalry of European armies.
HUSSITE
Huss"ite, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A follower of John Huss, the Bohemian reformer, who was adjudged a heretic and burnt alive in 1415.
HUSSY
Hus"sy, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. huswife.]
1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.]