mink

Meaning

Noun

• (plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).
• (plural mink) The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel.
• (plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink.
• (plural minks) An individual with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• American mink (Neovison vison), European mink (Mustela lutreola)

Origin

• From Late Middle English mink ("fur of the European mink"), apparently from Swedish mink, mänk, menk.