What is the meaning of Galosh?
An overshoe or boot worn in wet weather:
- A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.
- A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.
A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.
A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.
A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.
To walk while wearing, or as if wearing, galoshes; to splash about.
↑ Barnhart, Robert and Steinmetz, Sol, editors (1988), “galosh”, in The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology, Bronxville, N.Y.: The H. W. Wilson Co., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 419, column 2.
↑ Klein, Dr. Ernest (1966-1967), “galosh”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary Of The English Language, eighth impression, Amsterdam: Elsevier, published 2003, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 303, column 1.
↑ Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, 2002.
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