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coonskin

[koon-skin] / ˈkunˌskɪn /
NOUN
coonskin hat
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An otherwise urban-dwelling sophisticate, he cultivated a rustic demeanor for France’s benefit, uncharacteristically donning a coonskin hat and simple clothes to impress cosseted aristocrats and ordinary Parisians alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2019

Mogis remembers Hynes — back in an era when the singer dressed in cardigans and a coonskin cap — asking if there were any cool spots in Omaha to freestyle rap.

From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2018

What appears to be Daniel Boone’s mythical coonskin cap 56.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2016

I didn’t have a big coonskin to add to my collection.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls


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