Definitions for galoshgəˈlɒʃ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ga•loshgəˈlɒʃ(n.)

or ga•loshe

  1. a waterproof overshoe, esp. a high one.

    Category: Clothing

Origin of galosh:

1325–75; ME < OF galoche, of obscure orig.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe(noun)

    a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Wiktionary

  1. galosh(Noun)

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

  2. galosh(Noun)

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

  3. Origin: From galoche, from galoche, but further uncertain; three main theories exist:


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