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ten-gallon_hat
ten-gallon hat
English
Noun
ten-gallon hat (plural ten-gallon hats)
- 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.