ten-gallon hat
[ ten-gal-uh n ]
/ ˈtɛnˌgæl ən /
noun
a broad-brimmed hat with a high crown, worn especially in the western and southwestern U.S.; cowboy hat.
Compare
sombrero.
Origin of ten-gallon hat
1925–30; said to be < Spanish
galón braid,
galloon (rows of which were wrapped above the brim)
Words nearby ten-gallon hat
ten's place,
ten-,
ten-acre block,
ten-cent store,
ten-four,
ten-gallon hat,
ten-speed,
ten-spot,
ten-strike,
ten-twenty,
ten-weeks stock
British Dictionary definitions for ten-gallon hat
ten-gallon hat
noun
(in the US and Canada) a cowboy's broad-brimmed felt hat with a very high crown
Word Origin for ten-gallon hat
C20: so called because of its large size