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coonskin cap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
coon-skin -cap
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Headwear made from the pelt of a raccoon with the tail hanging in back, often associated with the iconic imagery of such American frontiersmen as Davy Crockett.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

coonskin caps (plural) coonskin hat (alternative) coon-skin cap (alternative) coon-skin hat (alternative)

Synonyms

Davy Crockett hat coonskin

Questions

What does coonskin cap mean?
Headwear made from the pelt of a raccoon with the tail hanging in back, often associated with the iconic imagery of such American frontiersmen as Davy Crockett.

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