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ten-gallon hat

[ten-gal-uhn] / ˈtɛnˌgæl ən /
NOUN
cowboy hat
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Two turtles find an unreasonably large ten-gallon hat.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2020

A ten-gallon hat actually holds only about 1.5 liters of crude oil.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2017

You don't often see a banjo and mandolin, let alone a ten-gallon hat, at Lollapalooza.

From Chicago Tribune ● Aug. 6, 2012

He was a true star, and if he isn't the star of a hugely successful TV show in the next six months, I'll eat his ten-gallon hat.

From Time ● Jun. 23, 2010

A moment later, a pair of polished cowboy boots appeared, followed by a mountain of a man dressed in a suit and ten-gallon hat.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez


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