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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mink/mɪŋk/

▶noun (pl. same or minks) a semiaquatic stoat-like carnivore widely farmed for its fur. [Mustela vison (N. America) and M. lutreola (Eurasia).]

■ the thick brown fur of the mink.

– origin ME (denoting the animal's fur): from Swed.

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