coonskin

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Ahead of her, in the canon made by the road between the great woods, strode an uncouth but powerful figure--coonskin cap, homespun breeches tucked into boots, and all.

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  1. noun The pelt of a raccoon.
  2. noun An article, such as a hat, made of the pelts of raccoons.

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  • One remarked that he had seen the shadow behind the yacht porthole upset after the loud squeak which had accompanied the flash of the coonskin-capped one's rifle. —  018 - The Squeaking Goblin
  • In his hand was a gun remindful of an oversize automatic pistol The coonskin-capped one had not moved, but stood in the beam of the searchlight while the plane neared the beach. —  018 - The Squeaking Goblin
  • As Mr. Hilligoss said, mountain miles were measured with a coonskin, and they threw in the tail. —  Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains
  • Ahead of her, in the canon made by the road between the great woods, strode an uncouth but powerful figure--coonskin cap, homespun breeches tucked into boots, and all. —  Coniston — Complete
  • Tom came back with the money and after a reasonable period went around to the open window, crawled in, got the coonskin, and sold it to Selms again. —  Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete
 

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/ˈkunskɪn/
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