ten-gallon hat

American  

[ten-gal-uhn] / ˈtɛnˌgæl ən /

noun

1. a broad-brimmed hat with a high crown, worn especially in the western and southwestern U.S.; cowboy hat.

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ten-gallon hat British  

noun

1. (in the US and Canada) a cowboy's broad-brimmed felt hat with a very high crown

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Etymology

Origin of ten-gallon hat

1925–30; said to be < Spanish galón braid, galloon (rows of which were wrapped above the brim)

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Example Sentences

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ten-gallon hat

Two turtles find an unreasonably large ten-gallon hat.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2020

A ten-gallon hat actually holds only about 1.5 liters of crude oil.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2017

You don't often see a banjo and mandolin, let alone a ten-gallon hat, at Lollapalooza.

From Chicago Tribune ● Aug. 6, 2012

He was a true star, and if he isn't the star of a hugely successful TV show in the next six months, I'll eat his ten-gallon hat.

From Time ● Jun. 23, 2010

A moment later, a pair of polished cowboy boots appeared, followed by a mountain of a man dressed in a suit and ten-gallon hat.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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