Raccoon Pranks and Fun
The word #raccoon was adopted into English from the native Powhatan term, as used in the Virginia Colony. It was recorded on Captain John Smith’s list of Powhatan words as aroughcun, and on that of William Strachey as arathkone.It has also been identified as a Proto-Algonquian root *ahrah-koon-em, meaning «[the] one who rubs, scrubs and… Read More »