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mink

  [mingk]
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–noun, plural minks, (especially collectively) mink.
1. a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, esp. the North American M. vison.
2. the fur of this animal, brownish in the natural state and having lustrous outside hairs and a thick, soft undercoat.
3. a coat, stole, etc., made of this fur.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME, of uncert. orig.
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mink   (mĭngk)   
n.   pl. mink or minks

  1. Any of various semiaquatic carnivores of the genus Mustela, especially M. vison of North America, resembling the weasel and having short ears, a pointed snout, short legs, and partly webbed toes.

    1. The soft thick lustrous fur of this animal.

    2. A coat, stole, or hat made of the fur of this animal.


[Middle English, mink fur, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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mink

  1. n.
    a woman. (Black.) : Take this home to your mink. She'll like it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

mink 
1431, "skin or fur of the mink," from a Scand. source. (cf. Swed. menk "a stinking animal in Finland"). Applied in Eng. to the animal itself from 1624.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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