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-hatsOrigin of Ten-gallon Hat
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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
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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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