10 Gallon Hat I can’t believe I ate the whole thing

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10 Gallon Hat

Certain styles of cowboy hat have been called a “ten gallon” hat, and it is a common belief that the term arose because a hat could, in theory, be used to carry water. However, the expression does not actually refer to use of the hat as a container. A “ten-gallon” hat in fact holds less than a gallon of water, and a hat that held ten gallons would be unwearable. There are competing theories for the origin of the term, but it is possibly a corruption of the Spanish term tan galan meaning “so gallant”, a reference to the headwear of the upper classes (as opposed to the more common sombrero), or a corruption of “galón,” or galloon, a type of narrow braided trimming around the crown, possibly a style adapted by the vaqueros. When Texas cowboys misunderstood the word “galón” for “gallon,” the popular, though incorrect, legend was born.^{[citation needed]}. Ten gallon actually refers to the practice in the vaquero tradition of the galón, a narrow braid, being awarded based on the expertise of the vaquero. Ten galóns were the highest recognition of vaquero proficiency. These bands were wrapped around the crown of the hat, one on top of the other. If a vaquero, therefore, wore a ten galón hat, he was a top expert at his work. South Texas cowboys knew that wearing a ten galón hat showed cowboy prowess and bragged of wearing the ten “gallon” hat, pronouncing it according to their speech inflections. Others hearing this misunderstood and the misinterpretations grew over time.^{[citation needed]}

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