ten-gallon hat
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
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.
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