cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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Put on your cowboy hat and your skinniest jeans: Dwight Yoakam is coming to town. Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2024 Joanne, Gaga’s 2016 album, was named after her late aunt, and featured Gaga looking up into a cowboy hat on its cover. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024 The couple announced the happy news in a joint Instagram post on Sunday, Nov. 3, in a Reel that saw White and McNary wearing cowboy hats. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 In a post made to Instagram to Wednesday, featuring a photo of Peanut sporting a cowboy hat, Longo shared the news. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 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 6 Dec. 2024.

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