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ten gallon hat

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ten-gal⋅lon hat

[ten-gal-uhn]
–noun
a broad-brimmed hat with a high crown, worn esp. in the western and southwestern U.S.; cowboy hat.
Compare sombrero.


Origin:
1925–30; said to be < Sp galón braid, galloon (rows of which were wrapped above the brim)
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