In later use: An over-shoe (now usually made of india-rubber) worn to protect the ordinary shoe from wet or dirt. ‘Rare in U.S.’ (Cent. Dict.).

A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, either to provide protection from wet, dirt, cold, etc., or to prevent damage to or soiling of the floor.

U.S. A waterproof overshoe, typically made of rubber; a shoe with a rubber sole. Cf. gumboots n. at gum, n.2 compounds 2a.

Usually in plural. Large shoes or feet. U.S. slang.

Any of various overshoes, now often disposable, worn to protect a person's regular shoes or to prevent contamination.