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View synonyms for ten-gallon hat
ten-gallon hat
[ ten-gal-uhn ]
noun
- a broad-brimmed hat with a high crown, worn especially in the western and southwestern U.S.; cowboy hat.
ten-gallon hat
noun
- (in the US and Canada) a cowboy's broad-brimmed felt hat with a very high crown
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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)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ten-gallon hat1
C20: so called because of its large size
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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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