Galosh
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡəˈlɒʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Galosh is a noun meaning An overshoe or boot worn in wet weather:.
Meaning
An overshoe or boot worn in wet weather:.
More Meanings
- A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.
- (intransitive) To walk while wearing, or as if wearing, galoshes; to splash about.
Example Sentences
My mother, at the age of seventeen, took them on single-handed, galoshing her way through the mud with bundles of tracts, not necessarily religious but always uplifting, and generous supplies of calves' foot jelly.
Word Forms
- galoshes
- galoche
- galoshe
- galoshing
- galoshed
Synonyms for galosh
Depending on context, synonyms include gumboot, arctic, rubber, gumshoe, golosh.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gumshoe, golosh, arctic, rubber, snowboot, shoepac.
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