I. gəˈläsh noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English galoche, from Middle French, perhaps alteration of galette flat round cake — more at galette
1. obsolete : a clog, patten, or shoe with a heavy sole
2. : an overshoe designed to protect the shoe in wet weather or in wet areas and usually made with a rubber or water-repellent fabric upper reaching to the ankle or somewhat higher : arctic II
3. : a strip of material (as leather) running around a shoe at and above the sole for protection or ornament
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
: to put a galosh on
galosh a shoe
also : provide with a galosh