galosh

or ga·loshe, go·losh

[ guh-losh ]

noun
  1. a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.

Origin of galosh

1
1325–75; Middle English <Old French galoche, of obscure origin

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How to use galosh in a sentence

  • I therefore asked Him that we might recover this lost golosh.

    In Answer to Prayer | W. Boyd Carpenter
  • galosh, ga-losh′, n. a shoe or slipper worn over another in wet weather—also Galoche′, Golosh′.

  • The good old golosh was brought out of the spare bedroom closet and placed upon even the fairest of feet.

    News Writing | M. Lyle Spencer
  • She wished she had not been so playful in flinging her golosh into the path.

    The Longest Journey | E. M. Forster
  • But the water, just the snake of water, was amusing, and she flung her golosh at it to dam it up.

    The Longest Journey | E. M. Forster