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coonskin

[koon-skin]

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noun

the pelt of a raccoon.
an article of clothing made of coonskin, especially a cap with a tail.

adjective

made of coonskin.
a coonskin cap.

coonskin

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noun

the pelt of a raccoon
a raccoon cap with the tail hanging at the back
an overcoat made of raccoon

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coonskin¹

An Americanism dating back to 1615–25; coon + skin

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In 1954, Disney sparked a youth craze with its “Davy Crockett” serial, with the TV frontiersman’s trademark coonskin cap becoming a must-have for children.

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Certain classics — rubber alligators and coonskin caps — remain popular, as do Mexican blankets and Baja jackets.

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Glover, a neuroscience major, will officially don the mountaineer’s coonskin cap, buckskins and rifle at the Gold-Blue Spring Game on Saturday, April 18.

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Skinned and tanned, he could become a passable coonskin cap.

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Mom cut a faux fur coat into a Davy Crockett coonskin cap that I wore defending the Alamo.

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coon's age coontie

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