Definition of "galoshes" []

• Plural form of galosh. (noun)

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• "The only contraceptive devices locally produced were condoms, but these were so poorly made that they were called "galoshes," and few men consented to using them."
• "The dish she brought was actually what my aunt used to call "galoshes," cubes of beef simmered with onion and thickened with sour cream."
• "When the landlord went inside the rooms, he discovered the lodger had left "bows, feathers and flowers, and other articles which had belonged to the lower class of women," and three pairs of leather lace-up boots and three pairs of "galoshes" with India rubber soles and American cloth uppers that were "bespattered with blood.""