coon cat

American  

noun

1. cacomistle.

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Etymology

Origin of coon cat

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The owner reported experiencing eye irritation that began two days before the coon cat got sick.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Zilberman said she assumed the damage was from Gallagher’s Maine coon cat, Sveater.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Nimbus succeeds Marty, a black Maine coon cat who became ill and died last fall.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2021

“Flowers are in everything,” Jamieson tells me in her kitchen, standing beside her regal, three-foot-long Maine coon cat, Pablo.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2019

"Not particularly," replied Edith, clapping her hands, as Zee with a quick dash bore away the ball out of the very paws of the coon cat.

From Jimmy, Lucy, and All by May, Sophie