galosh

[ guh-losh ]

/ gəˈlɒʃ /

a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.

Origin of galosh

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

galofalo, galois theory, galoot, galop, galore, galosh, galoshes, gals., galsworthy, galt, galton

He listened, a little confused, trying to catch up, while he pulled off his galoshes to reveal tan suede moccasin boots.

The Stacks: The Day ‘The Big Lebowski’ Came to Life |Alex Belth |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A tall, bald-headed old man with a red nose, wearing a dressing gown and with galoshes on his bare feet, stood in the anteroom.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy
But it was the galoshes of Manhattan that saved his feet from freezing.

The Crimson Tide |Robert W. Chambers
Penny and Louise saw that she was thinly clad in a light weight coat, and wore no galoshes.

The Cry at Midnight |Mildred A. Wirt

Ivan Ilyitch in some excitement cast off his coat and galoshes, and with his cap in his hand went into the room.

Short Stories |Fiodor Dostoievski
The girls entered the warm little office, stamping snow from their galoshes.

Ghost Beyond the Gate |Mildred A. Wirt

galoshes

/ (ɡəˈlɒʃɪz) /

(sometimes singular) a pair of waterproof overshoes

C14 (in the sense: wooden shoe): from Old French galoche, from Late Latin gallicula Gallic shoe