Ga‐loche″, 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.
Nor were worthy 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.