cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

Examples of cowboy hat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Now eighty-four, Archambault wore a cowboy hat and a brightly colored vest. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024 Felt cowboy hats are affixed to the wall at Tavern at the Mission. Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cowboy hat 

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Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cowboy hat was in 1882

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“Cowboy hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20hat. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

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