In a coon’s age:  a term like “it’s been a long time”.
Having seen a couple of raccoons out on their nightly
scavanger hunt on the bank of the creek (“Crik” in
this part of the country) which runs thru my back yard, I
I thought of the term used
by some relatives back as a boy:  “I haven’t seen you
in a coon’s age”. {Since this thread ended with more
garbage, I thought I start a new topic.} Enjoy.

Your relatives exhibited a degree of coonsanguinity there, Luke!

If you knew my relatives, that is not all they enjoyed.  Back up in the woods both they and the coons enjoyed lots of coonsilk moonshine.