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Noun: ten-gallon hat
  1. A hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands
    "The rodeo rider tipped his ten-gallon hat to the crowd";
    - cowboy hat

Derived forms: ten-gallon hats

Type of: chapeau [archaic], hat, lid [informal]

Encyclopedia: Ten-gallon hat