Meaning & use
Goloshes
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Waterproof rubber overshoes worn to protect regular shoes from mud, snow, or rain; a variant spelling of "galoshes."
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He pulled on his goloshes before wading through the flooded street.
Bright yellow goloshes are a common sight on rainy school mornings.
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"Goloshes" and "galoshes" are interchangeable spellings, with "galoshes" being the more common form in modern English.
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