Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Galoshe \Ga*loshe"\, n.
   Same as {Galoche}.

Galoche \Ga*loche"\, Galoshe \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.
                                                  --Chaucer.

   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.