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raccoon
Part of speech: NounA grayish- brown animal of North America with a bushy black- and- white ringed tail.
Usage examples "raccoon":- The negro held his torch behind him so as to 'shine' in the raccoon's eyes,- if it was a raccoon,- but he could see nothing. - "Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country", Joel Chandler Harris.
- The meat was venison, bear, raccoon, wild turkey, wild duck, and pheasant; the drink was water, or rye coffee, or whisky, which the little stills everywhere supplied only too abundantly. - "Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year", E.C. Hartwell.
- " Just as well," said the raccoon. - "The Joyous Story of Toto", Laura E. Richards.