I. ˈkün noun
( -s )
Etymology: short for raccoon
1. : raccoon
2. : a rustic, eccentric, or undignified person
3. : a supporter or member of the American Whig party
4. : negro — usually taken to be offensive
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1. dialect : to crawl or creep along (a place of insecure footing)
he cooned a log that spanned the stream
2. slang : steal
every man that had cooned a horse in the county was in cahoots with them — Howard Troyer
intransitive verb
; intransitive verb dialect : to crawl or creep in a place of insecure footing