coon-skin cap

A form of coonskin cap — 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.

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Meanings

nouncoon-skin cap (plural coon-skin caps)

plural coon-skin caps

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of coonskin cap.
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coon-skin cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coon-skin%20cap

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“coon-skin cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coon-skin%20cap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coon-skin cap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coon-skin%20cap.

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