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ten-gallon_hat

ten-gallon hat

English

Noun

ten-gallon hat (plural ten-gallon hats)

  1. A large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts.

References

  • "Ten-gallon hat" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.