Kolinsky

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kolinsky \Ko*lin"sky\, n. [Russ. kolinski of Kola, a district in
     northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.]
     Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., {Putorius
     sibiricus}, the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp.
     for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names
     for the fur are {red sable} and {Tatar sable}.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]