coonskin

noun

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as in bearskin

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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 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
  1. bearskin
  2. sealskin
  3. deerskin
  4. beaver
  5. sheep
  6. pigskin
  7. rabbit
  8. sheepskin
Noun
  • The Changing of the Guard ceremony features soldiers wearing heavy ceremonial uniforms and bearskin hats.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • The queen also accessorized with a Philip Treacy hat that was akin to the bearskin hats worn by the Grenadier Guards.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Definition of bearskin
Noun
  • In Greenland, the sealskin trade is a major enterprise, providing income for thousands of Inuit hunters.
    — Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The land, however, in the time of the child with the sealskin shoes, is very different from Tomás’s day.
    — Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Definition of sealskin
Noun
  • Leather Fringe Long before America was colonized, Indigenous tribes like the Lakota and Shoshone in the Great Plains region sewed deerskin fringe trim on their garments.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • The breadth of accessories increases season after season, with summer loafers and sneakers crafted from fine leathers, such as deerskin, and leather and canvas bags.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
Definition of deerskin
Noun
  • The Seneca Creek attack follows two beaver attacks at Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County, more than 36 miles away.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The beaver itself is a shortcut for the company’s larger retail brand – something customers see on signs, merchandise and inside its stores – and Buc-ee’s has invested in protecting it.
    — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of beaver
Noun
  • Since then, more than 40 cases have been confirmed in southern Texas and southeastern New Mexico, with infestations of cattle, sheep, goats and dogs.
    — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • One of the loudest voices in the cattle world agitating against the border reopening is Bill Bullard, the CEO of R-CALF, a national association of independent cattle and sheep farmers.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheep
Noun
  • College Football 27, EA Sports' latest edition of the popular pigskin video game series, was released last week to both massive fanfare and scathing critiques.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • The Canadian Football League has been providing die-hard pigskin enthusiasts with an early fix for their football yearnings each summer for decades.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of pigskin
Noun
  • The herder cared for Pantoja, keeping him warm with animal skins, teaching him to milk the goats, and how to hunt rabbits with a stick.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Plants tolerate a range of soils and are unbothered by rabbits or deer but are susceptible to powdery mildew.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of rabbit
Noun
  • They’re also made with 100 percent sheepskin and have a rubber outsole for peak traction — two makings of a quality shoe.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • This isn’t Nolan’s first encounter with the trendy sheepskin shoes.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
Definition of sheepskin

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“Coonskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coonskin. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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