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Answer for the clue "Eskimo's best friend ", 5 letters:
husky

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Word definitions for husky in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"Eskimo dog," 1852, Canadian English, earlier (1830) hoskey "an Eskimo," probably shortened variant of Ehuskemay (1743), itself a variant of Eskimo .\n\nThe moment any vessel is noticed steering for these islands [Whalefish Islands], the Esquimaux, or "Huskies,"* ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Husky \Hus"ky\, [Pro for husty; cf. OE. host cough, AS. hw[=o]sta; akin to D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h[=o]sti. See Wheeze .] Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Husky is an indie folk band from Melbourne , Australia. Husky won the Triple J Unearthed contest to play the Push Over Festival. They have opened for bands such as Devendra Banhart , Gotye , Noah and the Whale , The Shins , City & Colour , Neil Young and ...

Usage examples of husky.

The voice sounded husky, like the imagined voice of her prince, and Amelle shook her head to clear it.

The voice was husky and low-pitched, even and monotonous, the voice of a deaf woman or one drugged by the smoke of the bhang pipe.

This Mica Indevar was a stoop-shouldered cessant whose round face and smooth, hairless head gave little hint of his age, though his husky voice led me to suspect he was pushing ninety years.

Husky voice, too much makeup, bit tarty, skirt too tight, and fishnets was pushing it a bit, but fanciable enough if you fancied them like that.

Young Dake Lorin who had been his assistant, his husky right arm during the long year of cautious dickering.

Sultry, her voice low and husky, her body hot and wild as she raked her nails down his chest, watching him through half closed eyes.

Did ye ever see one go wrong with a sensible name like Cassiar, Siwash, or Husky?

Husky pup, Smoot, rolled over on her back in the back seat of the Jeep and started snoring, deep in contented sleep.

There was a sweatered husky on watch, a stocky fellow whose sneery eyes frequently looked toward Harry.

How many tramps have you met along the road who could get a job driving four horses for the Carmel Livery Stabler And some of them were as husky as you when they were young.

He glanced sideways and saw a tall, husky teener in a strange costume standing beside him holding a heavy bat.

Miss Hannah, in come this nigra from the Watson Place, dark husky feller in torn coveralls, pretty good appearance for a nigra.

Where before he had scoured the countryside seeking a figure, or face, a husky arm or elongated sunburnt throat for a statue or painting, now he searched for stonemasons, quarriers from Maiano and Prato, carpenters, brickmakers, mechanics, to stem a war.

His husky comment struck a painful chord in her memory, sharply recalling all the times Repp had refused her.

His voice was husky, teasing, warm against her cheek as he brushed a kiss across her jaw.