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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MINX, n. A pert, wanton girl.
1. A she-puppy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1576 1. a pert girl 2. a wanton woman

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a pert, sly, or playful girl. Derivatives: minxish adj. minxishly adv. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Minx Minx, n. [Prob. of Low German origin; cf. LG. minsk wench, jade, hussy, D. mensch; prop. the same word as D. & G. mensch man, human being, OHG. mennisco, AS. mennisc, fr. man. See Man.] 1. A pert or a wanton girl. --Shak. 2. A she puppy; a pet dog. [Obs.] --Udall.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Minx Minx, n. [See Mink.] (Zo["o]l.) The mink; -- called also minx otter. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mink Mink, n. [Cf. 2d Minx.] (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus Putorius, allied to the weasel. The European mink is Putorius lutreola. The common American mink (P. vison) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also minx, nurik, and vison.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. See mink. 2. Hussy, jade, quean, baggage, pert girl, wanton girl. 3. She-puppy.

Moby Thesaurus

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