Akubran.
/əˈkuːbrə/, U.S. /əˈkubrə/, Australian English /əˈkuːbrə/ Australian.
A proprietary name for: a hat made by the Akubra company, esp. a broad-brimmed type traditionally worn by Australian farmers and cattlemen; (more generally) any similar hat. Also attributive as Akubra hat.
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1912 Austral. Official Jrnl. Trade Marks 20 Sept. 945 Akubra... Hats and Caps.
1919 West Austral. (Perth) 19 Dec. 11/5 ‘Akubra’, Australia's best hat..; full stocks now showing in stone, steel, slate, drab, beavers, and black; ask for ‘Akubra’.
1930 Bulletin 23 July 16 Prince is taking a bit of a risk getting about in the cold without his Akubra.
1973 P. White Eye of Storm ix. 450 The solicitor was looking at her from under the brim of his Akubra.
1990 T. Ruprecht Toronto's Many Faces 35 Outback fashions such as akubra hats and oilskin trench coats are sold in clothing stores.
2001 R. Nicoll White Male Heart (2002) 135 Dim lights cut through the haze of dust..and Hugh moved through it, swinging his sodden Akubra against his long coat.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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