overshoe

American  

[oh-ver-shoo] / ˈoʊ vərˌʃu /

noun

1. a shoe or boot usually worn over another for protection in wet or cold weather, especially a waterproof outer shoe.

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overshoe British  

/ ˈəʊvəˌʃuː /

noun

1. a protective shoe worn over an ordinary shoe

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Etymology

Origin of overshoe

First recorded in 1570–80; over- + shoe

Example Sentences

With a savor somewhere between kerosene and old overshoe, it is definitely an acquired taste.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ingeniously, the experimenters ran an air tube through the overshoe beneath the oil-holding layer.

From Time Magazine Archive

His left overshoe was on the floor; he had been wearing only the right one when he fell.

From Time Magazine Archive

She put the whole works in the toe of a stocking, pushed the wad into a rubber overshoe, and stood it with its fellow in the back of her closet.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Margaret said, propping herself against the house with one hand, while she pulled at a tight overshoe.

From Mother by Norris, Kathleen Thompson