Galoshe

• HYPHEN: ga=loshe

CIDE DICTIONARY

Galoshe,  [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.].

•  A clog or patten.  [1913 Webster]

  "Nor were worthy [to] unbuckle his galoche."  [1913 Webster]
•  An overshoe worn in wet weather, especially a waterproof rubber overshoe extending over the ankle, worn over one's regular shoes; now usually written galosh. It is used mostly in the plural.  [1913 Webster]
•  A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.  [1913 Webster]

Galoshe, n. 

 Same as Galoche.  [1913 Webster]