Ten-gallon hat
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts.
- 2 a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
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.