wool-hat

wool-hat
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a broad-brimmed hat of coarse wool felt
2. also woolhatter \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ [woolhatter from wool-hat + -er] : a small farmer in the South (as in Georgia)

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