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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
galoche \galoche"\, galoshe \galoshe"\, 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. ?, dim. of ?, ?, a shoemaker's
   last; ? wood + ? foot.
   1. a clog or patten. obs.
      1913 webster

            nor were worthy to unbuckle his galoche.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. hence: an overshoe worn in wet weather, especially a
      waterproof rubber overshoe extending over the ankle, worn
      over one's regular shoes; now usually written galosh. it
      is used mostly in the plural; as, it's raining, so put
      your galoshes on.
      1913 webster +pjc

   3. a gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe
      and part of the leg.
      1913 webster
see also:
galosh 

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