overshoe

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overshoe

/ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/ US

noun overshoes

To protect from water or mud. And vvho doth lead them but a paltrey fellovv,? / Long kept in Brittaine at our mothers coſt, / A milkeſopt, one that neuer in his life / Felt ſo much colde as ouer ſhooes in ſnovv: […]
To prevent damage to a floor.
Similar: bootee, bootie

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noun protective shoe

日本語	雨靴 amagutsu
Français	surchaussure, claque, chouclaque
Deutsch	Überschuh
Русский	бахи́ла baxíla, бот bot

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@misc{overshoe_2026,
  title = {overshoe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overshoe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}