English
Alternative spellings
galoche
Etymology
From ME. galoche, galache, galage (meaning shoe) < OF. galoche, perhaps altered from L. gallica ( meaning a Gallic shoe),
or from LL. calopedia (meaning wooden shoe, or shoe with a wooden sole) < Gk. diminutive of ??????, a shoemaker's last; wood + foot.
Noun
en-noun
- obsolete A clog or patten.
#:Nor were worthy [to] unbuckle his galoche. - Chaucer.
- Hence, an overshoe worn in wet weather.
- A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.
References
R:Webster 1913
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