or stove-pipe-hat, subs. phr. (common).A tall hat; a CHIMNEY-POT (q.v.). Fr. tuyan de poêle.
1867. The Galaxy, 632. Pickpockets rejoice in neatly fitting suits, spotless linen, sparkling pins and ornaments, and STOVE-PIPE HATS, tall and glossy, worn jauntily on one side.