Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Minx

Minx (minks) , 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.
2.
A she puppy; a pet dog.

Minx , n.

[See Mink.]

The mink; -- called also minx otter.