coonskin cap

noun

coonskin cap

noun
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:
Synonyms
Davy Crockett hat

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