ten-gallon hat
a broad-brimmed hat with a high crown, worn especially in the western and southwestern U.S.; cowboy hat.
Origin of ten-gallon hat
1- Compare sombrero.
Words Nearby ten-gallon hat
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How to use ten-gallon hat in a sentence
On a sudden impulse, the old cowpoke took off his ten-gallon hat and plumped it on the creature.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X | Victor AppletonAs usual, a ten-gallon hat was perched on his balding head and he was stomping along in high-heeled boots.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor AppletonChow pushed back his ten-gallon hat and scratched his head dubiously.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor AppletonOhms bowed from the waist, gave his ten-gallon hat a final tug, and took a single step forward.
Of Time and Texas | William F. NolanBriskly, he snapped a tall ten-gallon hat on his head, and stepped to the Time Door.
Of Time and Texas | William F. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for ten-gallon hat
(in the US and Canada) a cowboy's broad-brimmed felt hat with a very high crown
Origin of ten-gallon hat
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