The real, scientific name. (Not corkus hattus)
2007-02-20 07:33:55 · 13 answers · asked by ♥Bella♥ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Sorry for the bad English
2007-02-20 07:35:53 · update #1
BUSH-HATS ?????
2007-02-20 07:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hat With Corks
2016-11-08 09:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What is the real name for those Australian hats with the corks hanging off them called?
The real, scientific name. (Not corkus hattus)
2015-08-16 22:20:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They came into prominent use during the Great depression when there were a lot of men travelling around trying to find work most often tramping around the farming (bush) areas. Not sure of the actual era of inventing but wouldn't surprise me that they had been used long before that The term for them was Swag man or Swagy as they carried a swag ( bedding roll) on their back because they couldn't afford a horse. The corks are to keep flies away from the face as other posters have already written.
2016-03-17 03:08:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive never heard a scientific name for the hat that keeps bugs off your face, always called them a 'cork hat' and the expression 'cork head' comes from it....meaning - slightly slow, a few kanga's loose in the top paddock.
LMAO @ Freddie M's answer......."Good evening ladies and Bruces"
2007-02-20 07:38:25 · answer #5 · answered by Aussieblonde -bundy'd 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's "scientific" name is the Australian Cork Hat ! It is to supposedly keep the flys away
2007-02-20 07:38:14 · answer #6 · answered by **JEN** 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Booney hats.
2007-02-27 11:14:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hats?
2007-02-24 12:10:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Akubra, Drizabone, Barmah, Tilley Hats
2007-02-20 07:37:35 · answer #9 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
they are called a 'dickinacorky' hat.
So next time you see an aussie wearing one and he says what are you looking at, you can say I'm looking at a dickinacorky hat
2007-02-20 07:39:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dingobhats.
2007-02-20 07:37:38 · answer #11 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋