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noun
A large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cowboy hat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hat, chapeau, lid
History
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.
