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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

Privately, however, they are enthusiastic about Perry and are encouraging the Texas governor to throw his ten-gallon hat in the ring.

From Time • Jul. 1, 2011

But instead of a ten-gallon hat, the hero wore a space helmet.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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