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Recent Examples of coonskin
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.
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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
Today, the Alamo gift shop continues to sell the Crockett coonskin cap, albeit a synthetic one. Keep them out humanely.
—René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 25 Aug. 2020
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
Several times a year, Errol Flannery dons his ‘coonskin cap and buckskins to portray his ancestor, the Alamo’s most famous defender, for students in fourth- and seventh-grade Texas history classes in his hometown of Granbury.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 9 June 2018
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
Today, the Alamo gift shop continues to sell the Crockett coonskin cap, albeit a synthetic one. Keep them out humanely.
—René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 25 Aug. 2020
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
Several times a year, Errol Flannery dons his ‘coonskin cap and buckskins to portray his ancestor, the Alamo’s most famous defender, for students in fourth- and seventh-grade Texas history classes in his hometown of Granbury.
—Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 9 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coonskin
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Touching the trash can, the dark puddle of a thick garment stretches out across the checkerboard tiles like a bearskin.Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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The sun coming in through the window at the back projects jagged bands of light across the bearskin.Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Her sealskin confiscated from her, hidden or locked away, the selkie is trapped in her human form.Jennifer Berney, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2023
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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
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Those settlers would have traded a pile of deerskins for a rifled barrel.The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
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Instead of the rubber balls, plastic sticks and helmets used today, the original players were equipped with wooden sticks with a netted leather head and deerskin balls.Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
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The list included two cases of brandy, a box of tobacco, three beaver hats (two white, one black), and two silver watches.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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It’s named for the time of year when beavers begin to shelter, according to The Farmer’s Almanac.Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hunters sometimes mistake grizzlies for legal-to-hunt black bears or kill grizzlies in self-defense — and wildlife managers often kill grizzlies that prey on cattle and sheep.Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
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This Black Sheep is a New Zealand film about zombie sheep.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Monitoring the weather reports in the days leading up to the game, Campbell had the Lions practice with wet footballs, using bottles to douse the pigskins.Don Yaeger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Grand Canyon’s move to the MWC, as a non-football-playing member, comes two weeks after UTEP agreed to join next year as its all-important eighth football constituent—giving the league the minimum number of pigskin participants necessary to remain an NCAA FBS conference.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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On Friday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Chemung County Department of Health announced that a squirrel and a racoon had been euthanized to test for rabies.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Perry cooked anything and everything—from possum and racoon meat to pork and mutton.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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It’s lined with a fuzzy wool blend that will keep your feet warm and cozy while commuting to work or window shopping in the cold, and its fluffy sheepskin detailing adds a touch of fashionable flair.Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The collection also includes Miu Miu’s Wander bag done in sheepskin, and a pair of chunky snow boots.Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Coonskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coonskin. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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