baseball hat

noun

: baseball cap
Many of the men sported tattoos and baseball hats facing backward.Robert D. Kaplan, An Empire Wilderness, 1988

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baseball hat was in 1867

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“Baseball hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball%20hat. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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