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.]