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 Especially a cowboy hat that is comically large or small. Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 At the Thursday debut, the robots were seen wearing cowboy hats, serving drinks at the bar, dancing in sync on a stage and playing rock-paper-scissors with spectators. Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 Upon returning home, the strong little girl was met with a surprise visit from family and friends holding up pink pom poms and wearing pink cowboy hats and appearances from her favorite princesses Jasmine and Ariel. Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024 She’s just swapped her disco stick for a cowboy hat. Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 15 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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