galosh (galosh)

[Also written gallosh, go losh, in pl. galoshes, goloshes, formerly galash, galage, gallage, etc., and even galloshoes (simulating shoes ) (now also galoche, after F.); IMG:content-2055.jpg:[graphic] ornamental leather. With-oute spores other spere and sprakliche he lokede, As is the kynde of a knyght that cometh to be doubed, To geten hus gilte spores and galoches y-couped. Piers Plowman (C), xxi. 12. 2. In present use, any overshoe; a rubber: usually in the plural. [Rare in the U. S.] Rose, having been delayed by the lo of one of her ga loshes in a bog, had been once near Catherine during that dripping descent. Mrs. H. Ward , Robert Elsmere, viii. Dutch galosh est, skates. [Rare.] And had I but Dutch galloshoes on, At one run I would slide to Lon-. Cotton, The Great Frost. galosh (ga-losh'), v. t. [ had been "soled" and "heeled" more His boots than once; had they been goloshed, their owner might have defied Fate! Barham, In golds by Legends.