Talk:Galosh

Note
In my memeory, and not very long ago, galoshes were waterproof overshoes, high and capacious enough to protect your shoes and trousers from deep wet snow and slush, and with distinctive buckles that allowed them to be put on and off easily when leaving and entering buildings. I am astounded to note that they seem to have largely gone out of use. They were very practical for use in city streets and school yards. Here is a picture of the heavyweight type:  Too Old 23:11, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Galosh as ICBM
Galosh is also the NATO code name for an ICBM system deployed by Soviet Union. Someone should add an article and a disambiguate note to this article. See National Missile Defense. --Andrea 13:51, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Contradictions
This article asserts multiple conflicting etymologies / origins for the term 'galosh'. Here is what my Weekley's etymological says, which you may make use of:


 * galosh, golosh. F. galoche, VL. *galopia, from G. kalopous, shoemaker's last, from kalon, wood, pous, foot. Usu. in pl. with many vars., e.g. golo-shoes. "It is curious to find galoshes, now suggestive of a valetudinarian curate, thus [in Piers Plowm.] an essential part of a medieval knight's equipment" (Smythe-Palmer).

gallozza: a kinde of wooden patins, startops, gallages (Flor.).

Let me know if you need any help figuring out what all Weekley's system of abbreviations means. ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 02:46, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Split the contradiction info to separate talks
Will copy (not moved) the appropriate talk template and comments to Galoshes and ABM-1 Galosh. LanceBarber (talk) 20:28, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Disambig
Disambig link may be better than a redirect for the word galosh. LanceBarber (talk) 21:23, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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