coon dog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coon dog
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The big fish joins a list of Alabama monuments that includes a boll weevil statue in Enterprise and a coon dog cemetery in Cherokee.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2018
To a public that often regards the White House press corps as a pack of hounds baying at whatever misfortunate occupies the Oval Office, Donaldson can seem the loudest and meanest coon dog of all.
From Time Magazine Archive
After she had put the roses on the grave, Alda Sizemore commenced the story of how Old Red the coon dog got run over by a train.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the quiet of the night would fill and echo again with the deep voice of Sounder, the great coon dog.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
The warmer the trail grew, the longer the silences, for, by nature, the coon dog would try to surprise his quarry and catch him on the ground, if possible.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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