cowboy hat
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A cowboy hat is a wide-brimmed hat with a large, soft crown. It is also known as a ten-gallon hat. The sombrero, a similar hat with a very wide brim, originated in Mexico in the 15th century and was adopted and modified into the cowboy hat by American ranchers and frontiersmen. The term "cowboy hat" was first used in 1882.12
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