shovel hat
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shovel hat
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From the shape. Apparently originally "fire shovel hat" or "fire-shovel-hat" based on a fire shovel.
noun shovel hats
- A broad-brimmed style of hat, varying widely in detail, generally turned up at the sides and projecting in front like a shovel, formerly worn by some clergy. At one period, our ministers, were distinguished and held in contempt for their Puritanism and Methodism; but now they excite risibility, by the use of the "fire shovel hat".
- During the period of the popularity of shovel hats as clerical hats: any ecclesiastic, particularly one in traditional garb. I expected that the fire-shovel hats would get it in that Number; and they have got it, and laid on with a heavy hand!
Talk about this word "shovel hat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shovel%20hat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shovel hat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shovel%20hat "shovel hat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shovel%20hat.Cite this
@misc{shovel_hat_2026,
title = {shovel hat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shovel%20hat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
