coonskin
Example Sentences
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An otherwise urban-dwelling sophisticate, he cultivated a rustic demeanor for France’s benefit, uncharacteristically donning a coonskin hat and simple clothes to impress cosseted aristocrats and ordinary Parisians alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In 1954, Disney sparked a youth craze with its “Davy Crockett” serial, with the TV frontiersman’s trademark coonskin cap becoming a must-have for children.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
What appears to be Daniel Boone’s mythical coonskin cap 56.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2016
In one sketch Lester comes out with a plaid shirt, a coonskin cap, and a meat cleaver.
From Slate ● May 10, 2015
You were only two years old, and you had on that little coonskin hat with the fur around it and a little plaid jacket to match, and I said, “This is my son.”
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
