galoshe (plural galoshes)
(obsolete) A clog or patten.
Hence, an overshoe worn in wet weather.
A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.
Source: Wiktionary
Ga*loche", Ga*loshe" (, Etym: [OE. galoche, galache, galage, shoe, F. galoche galoche, perh. altered fr. L. gallica a Gallic shoe, or fr. LL. calopedia wooden shoe, or shoe with a wooden sole, Gr.
1. A clog or patten. [Obs.] Nor were worthy [to] unbuckle his galoche. Chaucer.
2. Hence: An overshoe worn in wet weather.
3. A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.
Ga*loshe", n.
Definition: Same as Galoche.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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