ten-gallon hat

[ ten-gal-uhn ]

noun

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

ten-gallon hat

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ten-gallon hat¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ten-gallon hat¹

C20: so called because of its large size

Example Sentences

On a sudden impulse, the old cowpoke took off his ten-gallon hat and plumped it on the creature.

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As usual, a ten-gallon hat was perched on his balding head and he was stomping along in high-heeled boots.

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Chow pushed back his ten-gallon hat and scratched his head dubiously.

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Ohms bowed from the waist, gave his ten-gallon hat a final tug, and took a single step forward.

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Briskly, he snapped a tall ten-gallon hat on his head, and stepped to the Time Door.

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