ga|losh or ga|loshe «guh LOSH», noun.
1. a rubber overshoe covering the ankle, worn in wet or snowy weather.
2. Obsolete. a) a wooden shoe or sandal; clog: »
He were worthy to unbuckle his galosh (Chaucer).
b) any boot or shoe. Also, galoche, golosh, galoshes, rubber or plastic overshoes covering the ankles, worn in wet or snowy weather: »We wear galoshes in wet weather.
╂[< Old French galoche < Old Provençal galocha]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.