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galoche |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Galoche \Ga*loche"\, Galoshe \Ga*loshe"\, [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.] Nor were worthy [to] unbuckle his galoche. --Chaucer. 2. Hence: An overshoe worn in wet weather. 3. A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.
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