<\/a><\/p>\nOur word of the day is\u00a0Husky!<\/p>\n
What does it mean?<\/strong><\/p>\nWhile\u00a0husky<\/em>\u00a0as an adjective (typically used to describe somebody\u2019s voice) has uncertain origins, when\u00a0husky<\/em>\u00a0refers to the dog, things are a little clearer. The word is from the mid-19th century and originally denoting the Inuit language or an Inuit person (then termedEskimo<\/em>, which is now considered offensive):\u00a0husky\u00a0<\/em>is an abbreviation of obsoleteEhuskemay<\/em>\u00a0or Newfoundland dialect\u00a0Huskemaw<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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