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snap-brim

noun, often attributive
\ ˈsnap-ˌbrim How to pronounce snap-brim (audio) \

Definition of snap-brim

: a usually felt hat with brim turned up in back and down in front and with a dented crown

First Known Use of snap-brim

circa 1908, in the meaning defined above

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