galoshes

• “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 Huffington Post: Merle Hoffman: The Opening of a Russian Front in the Abortion Wars

• “The dish she brought was actually what my aunt used to call "galoshes," cubes of beef simmered with onion and thickened with sour cream.”

  I is for Innocent

• “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.”

  Portrait of a Killer

• “I am informed that the overboot thingies are now called "galoshes".”

  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]

• “God called me this morning on my galoshes and told me so.”

  Garrido claimed black box could speak his mind

• “Those with ambition but no organizational acumen will soon find themselves in the St-Lawrence river, wearing concrete galoshes.”

  Archive 2009-01-01

• “Few clerks, particularly the younger generation, even know what galoshes are.”

  The Wall Street Journal: We Are Keeping Our Wingtips Dry

• “If galoshes do make a comeback, I sure hope that that old terminology doesn't come with it.”

  The Wall Street Journal: We Are Keeping Our Wingtips Dry

• “I have attempted to buy galoshes in nearly every department store in Denver, but to no avail.”

  The Wall Street Journal: We Are Keeping Our Wingtips Dry

• “If one asks for galoshes, the usual response is "What?”

  The Wall Street Journal: We Are Keeping Our Wingtips Dry

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