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.

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.

• (obsolete) A clog or patten.
       Nor were worthy 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.