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galosh

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ga​losh
noun
ga·​losh
gə-ˈläsh

Definition

  • obsolete a shoe with a heavy sole
  • a high overshoe worn especially in snow and slush
Other Words
  • ga​loshed gə-ˈläsht adjective
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English galoche "kind of sandal or clog with a wooden sole held to the foot with leather thongs," borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French, borrowed from Old Occitan galocha, perhaps going back to Gallo-Romance *caloctium, borrowed from Greek of Massalia (Marseille) *kalóchtion, altered from *kalórtion, from Greek kâlon "wood, timber" (of uncertain origin) + -ortion, compound form (as in Middle Greek cheirórtion "glove," podórtion "gaiter") of Greek artḗr "kind of shoe," probably derivative of aeírein "to bind" with -tēr, instrument suffix — more at artery

ga​losh
noun
ga·​losh
gə-ˈläsh

Definition

  • obsolete a shoe with a heavy sole
  • a high overshoe worn especially in snow and slush
Other Words
  • ga​loshed gə-ˈläsht adjective
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English galoche "kind of sandal or clog with a wooden sole held to the foot with leather thongs," borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French, borrowed from Old Occitan galocha, perhaps going back to Gallo-Romance *caloctium, borrowed from Greek of Massalia (Marseille) *kalóchtion, altered from *kalórtion, from Greek kâlon "wood, timber" (of uncertain origin) + -ortion, compound form (as in Middle Greek cheirórtion "glove," podórtion "gaiter") of Greek artḗr "kind of shoe," probably derivative of aeírein "to bind" with -tēr, instrument suffix — more at artery

ga​losh
noun
ga·​losh
gə-ˈläsh

Definition

  • obsolete a shoe with a heavy sole
  • a high overshoe worn especially in snow and slush
Other Words
  • ga​loshed gə-ˈläsht adjective
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English galoche "kind of sandal or clog with a wooden sole held to the foot with leather thongs," borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French, borrowed from Old Occitan galocha, perhaps going back to Gallo-Romance *caloctium, borrowed from Greek of Massalia (Marseille) *kalóchtion, altered from *kalórtion, from Greek kâlon "wood, timber" (of uncertain origin) + -ortion, compound form (as in Middle Greek cheirórtion "glove," podórtion "gaiter") of Greek artḗr "kind of shoe," probably derivative of aeírein "to bind" with -tēr, instrument suffix — more at artery