cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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The Cowboy Carter singer sported a denim jumpsuit with a chic brown cowboy hat. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 June 2025 Cameras captured him wearing a cowboy hat at the time. Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025 Security cameras captured footage of Boelter wearing casual clothing and a cowboy hat. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 June 2025 Boelter was last seen on security camera footage in a store in Minneapolis, wearing different clothing including a cowboy hat. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cowboy hat

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Jul. 2025.

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