TEN-GALLON HAT


Meaning of TEN-GALLON HAT in English

/ten"gal'euhn/

a broad-brimmed hat with a high crown, worn esp. in the western and southwestern U.S.; cowboy hat. Cf. sombrero .

[ 1925-30; said to be galón braid, GALLOON (rows of which were wrapped above the brim) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .