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coonskin hat

coonskin hat is the alternative form of coonskin cap.

Meaning of coonskin cap

Noun

coonskin cap (plural coonskin caps)

  1. (US) Headwear made from the pelt of a raccoon with the tail hanging in back, often associated with the iconic imagery of such American frontiersmen as Davy Crockett.
    • Look out kid
      It's somethin' you did
      God knows when
      But you're doin' it again
      You better duck down the alley way
      Lookin' for a new frien'
      The man in the coon-skin cap
      In the big pen
      Wants eleven dollar bills
      You only got ten.1965, Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues

Forms of coonskin hat

pluralcoonskin hats

Questions about coonskin hat

What is coonskin hat the alternative form of?
Coonskin hat is the alternative form of coonskin cap.

Words near coonskin hat in the dictionary

  1. coons it
  2. coonshit
  3. coonskin
  4. coonskin cap
  5. coonskin caps
  6. coonskin hat
  7. coonskin hats
  8. coonskins
  9. coonstripe shrimp
  10. coontact
  11. coontail

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