ten-gallon hat
ten-gallon hat · ten-gallon hats
A large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually…A large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts.
Meaning
1 sensesA large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts.
More definitions
- a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands
Origin
Not certain. An earlier form without the number, gallon hat, comes by folk etymology fromNot certain. An earlier form without the number, gallon hat, comes by folk etymology from the Spanish galón (“braid”). It may also be a hyperbolic reference to the size of the hat, or a combination of the two.
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Forms
plural: ten-gallon hats| Singular | ten-gallon hat |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands:cowboy hat