coonskin
Tailed cap material
A coonskin is the pelt of a raccoon, or a cap made from one—typically with the tail hanging down the back.
The coonskin cap became iconic through American frontier mythology: Davy Crockett in his coonskin cap.
The word is simply a compound of coon (raccoon) and skin, unrelated to the racial slur.
Alamo's coonskin defender
- tailRear animal appendage
- furAnimal body hair
- trapperOne who catches animals
- frontiersmanSettler of wild borders
Daniel Boone · headwear · pelt · vintage · costume · Americana · folk hero · wilderness
One who catches animals
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- log cabinDwelling of stacked timbers
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
homestead · territory · expansion · Kentucky · Ohio Valley · fur trade · exploration · Lewis and Clark
Fur-bearing animal skin
- furAnimal body hair
- pelageMammal's fur collectively
- ringtailSmall masked procyonid
- maskFace-worn concealment
nocturnal · omnivore · mammal · den · forage · habitat · forest · scavenger
Dam-constructing aquatic rodent
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
- peltFur-bearing animal skin
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
- hideConceal or pelt
tanning · pelts · trading post · Hudson Bay · rendezvous · mountain man · sable · otter
Davy Crockett
Alamo's coonskin defender
Daniel Boone · frontiersman · headwear · pelt · vintage · costume · Americana · folk hero · wilderness · hunting
trapper
One who catches animals
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- log cabinDwelling of stacked timbers
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
wilderness · homestead · territory · expansion · Kentucky · Ohio Valley · fur trade · exploration · Lewis and Clark · frontiersman
pelt
Fur-bearing animal skin
mask · nocturnal · omnivore · mammal · den · forage · habitat · forest · scavenger · hunting
beaver
Dam-constructing aquatic rodent
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
- peltFur-bearing animal skin
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
hide · tanning · pelts · trading post · Hudson Bay · rendezvous · mountain man · sable · otter · fox
coonskintop hat
Tall formal headwear
silk hat · bowler hat · powdered wig · city slicker · dandy
- coonskin capFur hat with tail
- coonskin hatRaccoon fur cap