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Definition of Ten-gallon hat
1. Noun. A hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands.
Definition of Ten-gallon hat
1. Noun. A large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ten-gallon Hat
Literary usage of Ten-gallon hat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"... spurs and a ' ten-gallon' hat. The elder son, a sartorial copy of the father,
is twenty-two. Two bright- faced but shy daughters, aged fifteen and ..."
2. Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress by Rebecca D. Clear (1994)
"... James Jackson and Paul Quinichette performing "Caldonia," "Don't Burn the
Candle at Both Ends," "Jack You're Dead" and "My New Ten Gallon Hat. ..."
3. Now Is Too Late 2: Survival in an Era of Instant News by Gerald R. Baron (2006)
"... the benefits message can't be heard; or put another way, it sounds quite
different when coming from a person wearing a ten gallon hat that is very dark. ..."
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