cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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The best part of this local-founded, women-run shop is no doubt the custom cowboy hats. Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025 The energized 37-year-old hasn’t been so fast and efficient in what he’s done — recruiting, spring drills, adding staff — to have his trademark cowboy hat fly off into the wind. Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 Underneath the wide brim of his tan cowboy hat, there is a bit of a playful flicker in his eyes at all times. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025 Also, cowboy hats are very different from snap caps. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cowboy hat

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 3 Apr. 2025.

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