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Galoche definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GALO'CHE, n. A patten, clog or wooden shoe, or a shoe to be worn over another shoe to keep the foot dry. It is written also galoshe.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.