GALOSH

arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe

(noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

galosh (plural galoshes)

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

(US) A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.

Synonyms

• (waterproof rubber boot): Wellington boot

Verb

galosh (third-person singular simple present galoshes, present participle galoshing, simple past and past participle galoshed)

(intransitive) To walk while wearing, or as if wearing, galoshes; to splash about.

Source: Wiktionary


Ga*losh", n.

1. Same as Galoche, Galoshe.

2. A strip of material, as leather, running around a shoe at and above the sole, as for protection or ornament.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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