Meanings
plural coonskin caps · alternative coonskin hat · alternative coon-skin cap · alternative coon-skin hat
- USHeadwear 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 BluesSynonyms: Davy Crockett hat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounHeadwear 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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coonskin cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coonskin%20cap
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