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ten-gallon hat

[ten-gal-uhn]

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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 ��ó�� 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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But instead of a ten-gallon hat, the hero wore a space helmet.

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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.

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

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He is also a showman, quoting Samuel Adams, a Founding Father, at length, waving a revolver around at his final rally and riding to the polls on horseback, wearing a ten-gallon hat.

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He had the air of a Great Lakes cowboy, dressed in a long wool coat that was roughened up by a ten-gallon hat, denim vest, and boots.

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ten-four tenge

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