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212: 38: 415: 1821: 220: 630: 355: 366:, a large rubber boot, commonly worn as footwear in their own right, but this is not correct. A Wellington boot is named after the Duke of Wellington and is a separate item from a pair of galoshes, which have continued in use as an overshoe cover. So, the first type of true galosh is a slightly smaller, oversize shoe or low boot made of thick rubber with a heavy 351:) easy to pull on and off. Since the early 20th century, galoshes have been almost universally made of rubber. Overshoes have evolved in the past decades and now are being made with more advanced features, such as high traction outsoles. 551: 555: 559: 374:
designed solely for protection against the wet and slips rather than for extensive walking. In the UK, this latter item is the one known as a galosh or pair of galoshes.
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of rubber tempered its properties so that it was easily molded, durable, and tough. A rubberized elastic webbing made Goodyear's galoshes (
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There are now only two basic types of galoshes. It is commonly thought that galoshes are known in the United Kingdom as a
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ultimately took on its present meaning of an overshoe worn at sea or in inclement weather. As such, they are also known as
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and instep, also designed for heavy-duty use. The last is much thinner, of more flexible material, and more like a rubber
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most often refers to smaller overshoes that are worn indoors to keep from tracking mud or dirt onto the floor.
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The transition from a traditional wooden sole galosh to one of vulcanized rubber may be attributed to
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Where Will This Shoe Take You? A Walk Through the History of Footwear.
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William, Langland (c. 1377), "Passus XVIII", in Echmidt, A V C (ed.),
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that runs around the top of the sole between it and the uppers. In
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to keep them from getting muddy or wet during inclement weather.
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A galosh that only wraps around a shoe's upper is known as a
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Index

Galosh
ABM-1 Galosh

many other names
rubber boot
shoes
English
French
Medieval Latin
Late Latin
calque
Greek
κᾶλον
πούς
Late Antiquity
clog
Middle Ages
pattens
English-style clogs
Azorean Portuguese


Thomas C. Kinkaid
US Navy
Aleutian Islands
World War II
rubber
plastic
United Kingdom
Wellington boots

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