ten-gallon hat
also 10-gallon-hat
Word forms: ten-gallon hats
countable noun
A ten-gallon hat is a hat with a broad brim and a high crown, often worn by cowboys.
[US] ...an old man in a 10-gallon hat.
ten-gallon hat in British English
noun
(in the US and Canada) a cowboy's broad-brimmed felt hat with a very high crown
Word origin
C20: so called because of its large sizeten-gallon hat in American English
(ˈtɛnˈgælən)
US
a wide-brimmed felt hat with a high, round crown, originally worn by American cowboys
Image often-gallon hat
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