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Named after American frontiersman Davy Crockett (1786–1836), often depicted wearing such a hat.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Davy Crockett hat
Today it means: A hat made of a real or simulated pelt of a raccoon with the tail hanging in back, particularly popular among children in North America during the 1950s and 1960s. Full definition →