Definitions for galoshe

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  1. galoshe(Noun)

    A clog or patten.

    Nor were worthy [to] unbuckle his galoche. - Chaucer.

  2. galoshe(Noun)

    Hence, an overshoe worn in wet weather.

  3. galoshe(Noun)

    A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.

  4. Origin: From galoche, galache, galage (meaning shoe), from galoche, perhaps altered from gallica ( meaning a Gallic shoe),

Webster Dictionary

  1. Galoshe(u)

    a clog or patten

  2. Galoshe(u)

    hence: An overshoe worn in wet weather

  3. Galoshe(u)

    a gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg

  4. Galoshe(noun)

    same as Galoche


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