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Definition of deerstalker
— called also deerstalker cap, deerstalker hat
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“Deerstalker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deerstalker. Accessed 28 May. 2022.
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The first known use of deerstalker was in 1870
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