Ten-gallon Hat Definition

tĕngălən
noun
A wide-brimmed felt hat with a high, round crown, originally worn by American cowboys.
Webster's New World
A large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts.
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Noun

Singular:
ten-gallon hat
Plural:
ten-gallon-hats

Origin of Ten-gallon Hat

  • Not 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.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from Spanish galón braid, galloon (wrapped in rows above the brim) from French galon galloon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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