Ga*loche", 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.
Ga*loshe" (?), n. Same as
Galoche.