Mink vs Ming - What's the difference?
mink | ming |
(plural mink ) 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.
(plural minks ) An article of clothing made of mink.
To mix, blend, mingle.
(obsolete) To bring (people, animals etc.) together; to be joined, in marriage or sexual intercourse.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.ii:
(UK, dialectal) To produce through mixing; especially, to knead.
(British, slang) To be unattractive (person or object).
(British, slang) To be foul smelling.
As nouns the difference between mink and ming
is that mink is (plural mink) 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 while ming is mixture.As a verb ming is
to mix, blend, mingle.As a proper noun Ming is
a former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing.mink
English
(wikipedia mink)Noun
(en-noun)Hyponyms
* (mammal) American mink, Neovison vison''; European mink, ''Mustela lutreolaDerived terms
* fuck like a mink * mink coatSee also
* polecat ----ming
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) mingen, mengen, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* minge, mengVerb
- the old man [...] him brought into a secret part, / Where that false couple were full closely ment / In wanton lust and lewd embracement [...].