galoshe

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CIDE DICTIONARY

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.].

A clog or patten. [1913 Webster]
"Nor were worthy [to] unbuckle his galoche." [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg. [1913 Webster]

galoshe, n.

Same as Galoche. [1913 Webster]