coonskin

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Recent Examples of coonskin With his yellowy eyes, sadistic laugh and coonskin hat, Farkus looked every bit the villain in this childhood favorite. Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024 The heads of Max, Melvin and Buff (deer, moose and buffalo, respectively) still hang on the wall and comment on the proceedings, while Sammy the Raccoon also is still around — but is no longer acting as a living coonskin cap. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024 With his yellowy eyes, sadistic laugh and coonskin hat, Farkus looked every bit the villain in this childhood classic. Mike Miller, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023 The coonskin caps were a harbinger of things to come. Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023 On a table outside the auction, there’s a black-and-white picture of Smith tucked up under the shoulder of John Wayne, who’s wearing a coonskin cap. Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 28 July 2021 Davy Crockett is famous for rocking a coonskin cap up to his dying day, which many historians believe was March 6, 1836 while defending the Alamo. René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 25 Aug. 2020 The neuroscience major will officially don the mountaineer’s coonskin cap, buckskins and rifle at the Gold-Blue Spring Game on Saturday, April 18. USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coonskin
Noun
  • The royals and their guests observed rows of guards in bearskins on the quadrangle, and the U.K. and U.S. national anthems played.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The color of Princess Kate's outfit exactly matched the teal plumes worn in the bearskin caps by the Irish Guards.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Our elders know how to make tools and sealskin pants the right way.
    Jennie Punter, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The visitors admired the traditional regalia that whaling crews donned later in the day and participated in the blanket toss, with children jumping on the sealskin blanket and a few adults in the group helping hold it up.
    Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • This officer wore a large-brimmed hat and a deerskin coat.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 June 2025
  • Part Cherokee, her period garb of choice is a deerskin American Indian maiden’s dress.
    Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Hummingbirds have long beaks for sucking nectar from flowers, polar bears have thick skin and fur to keep them warm from the Arctic tundra and beavers have big, wide tails to propel them through the water.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The name comes from Native American and early Colonial traditions, when beavers are most active in building their dams and lodges ahead of winter.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Buying a textile with wool — don’t forget that the wool is coming from sheep.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Relax by the wood-burning stove or in the bath that offers superb vistas of the water—all while keeping an eye out for wildlife, including sheep.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The boot features a pigskin leather and mesh upper, providing breathability and waterproof protection, while the Vibram TC5+ outsole delivers reliable traction across various terrains.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Karty’s foot met the leather pigskin, and then the ball found the hand of a defender.
    Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • She’s got four cat trees, two food bowls, a water fountain, a water bowl, a sheepskin bed and fuzzy blankets.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
  • These Dearfoams foldover boots are made with temperature-regulating Australian sheepskin.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a haunted corn maze, marigold fields, bounceland, Jurassic Fright, a tractor ride and sheep, goats and rabbits.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This playful matcha bowl derives its inspiration from Japanese lore that believes rabbits inhabit the moon.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Coonskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coonskin. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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