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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ga·loche, Ga·loshe,
 1. A clog or patten. [Obs.]
    Nor were worthy [to] unbuckle his galoche.   --Chaucer.
 2. Hence: An overshoe worn in wet weather, especially a waterproof rubber overshoe extending over the ankle, worn over one's regular shoes; now usually written galosh.  It is used mostly in the plural; as, it's raining, so put your galoshes on.
 3. A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.