Adjective : a coonskin cap. From Dictionary.com.
He wears a smooth "'coonskin" fur hat, glazed all over with sweat and grease from his head, and looks black and sleek as a dandy's boots. From Wordnik.com. [Fisher's River (North Carolina) Scenes and Characters] Reference
We all bought coonskin hats to keep our heads warm. From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Rabbit] Reference
They had already been through the coonskin cap phase. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
I adore this little hula hooper with his coonskin cap!. From Wordnik.com. [More Sideshow Designs] Reference
He bent forward, the reins firm in his coonskin gauntlets. From Wordnik.com. [Main Street] Reference
Assembly, and there were coonskin caps and buckskin trousers. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, February 1896] Reference
A coonskin alligator hide, make into shoes baby, jus 'like mine. From Wordnik.com. [Bo Diddley Lyrics] Reference
At that time, Joe was known for his rather bulky coonskin coat. From Wordnik.com. [The Canadian Global Corporation] Reference
Some boys even got their hair cut in the shape of a coonskin cap. From Wordnik.com. [Futures Imperfect]
I bought a Davy Crockett coonskin cap so at least my head was warm. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Levine: "I'm Going to Disneyland!"] Reference
There's interest in simply going on with another coonskin on the wall. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Gergen Et Al Japan] Reference
Reviewed by Paul StottsGrab your coonskin cap, you Kentucky trailblazer. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
At the peak of the fad, coonskin caps sold at a rate of 5,000 caps a day. From Wordnik.com. [DAVY CROCKETT'S COONSKIN CAP CRAZE] Reference
Sweynsdatter that I'd give him my coonskin cap to wear until we came back. From Wordnik.com. [A Place so Foreign] Reference
ROBERTS: Are you telling me that Ali is not going to need the coonskin cap?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2008] Reference
BenRabi turned to face Jarl Kindervoort, who wore buckskins and coonskin cap. From Wordnik.com. [Starfishers]
He had probably outgrown the coonskin cap and outfit, mentally and physically. From Wordnik.com. [On The Beach]
Half an hour later Chastain broke the silence: "Hey Mac, what's a coonskin cap?". From Wordnik.com. [Genellan- Planetfall]
The Hero wore buckskins and a coonskin cap, had a long rifle, and a young sidekick. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
GEMCS is a novelty-coonskin-cap kind of conference, and I mean that in the good way. From Wordnik.com. [Ferule & Fescue] Reference
Well now Wild young Billy was a crazy cat and he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap. From Wordnik.com. [Spirit In The Night] Reference
And yes, I had a coonskin hat, and I actually have a bottle of his wine that I haven't opened yet!. From Wordnik.com. [Davy Crockett] Reference
Sure, every four years the lousy politicians come around and they stick coonskin caps on their heads or. From Wordnik.com. [The Common Man] Reference
All I could find was stories of Daniel Boone and his coonskin caps, you know, people living like wild men. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Harriette Arnow, April, 1976. Interview G-0006. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
There were several sheepskins and some cowhides, but only one coonskin — the one he had that moment bought. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain: A Biography] Reference
At the door, stood the cider barrel, and, hanging by the window, the omnipresent coonskin swayed in the breeze. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
And the prospect does not even dazzle him, or awe his colleagues of the coonskin coats and the truculent whiskers. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
One of them was called "Daniel Boone," which made a whole generation of boys want to wear coonskin caps, build and explore. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-12-01] Reference
In 1955, New York's director of safety advised the state's fire chiefs to seize fake Davy Crockett coonskin caps from stores. From Wordnik.com. [It Dawned on Adults] Reference
His brown hair hung several inches below a coonskin cap he wore, and was supplemented by a large mustache of which he was very proud. From Wordnik.com. [The Kentucky Ranger] Reference
A "Missing Beret Report" gets no results, and a variety of hats -- from cowboy to coonskin and pith to propeller -- fail to inspire her. From Wordnik.com. [Book review: 'Bridget's Beret' by Tom Lichtenheld; 'Shark vs. Train' by Chris Brown] Reference
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