overshoe

[ oh-ver-shoo ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌʃu /

noun

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

Compare galosh.

Origin of overshoe

First recorded in 1570–80; over- + shoe

Words nearby overshoe

overshade, overshadow, overshare, overshine, overshirt, overshoe, overshoot, overshot, overshot wheel, overside, oversight

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Example sentences from the Web for overshoe

My legs are stiff, and my legging has frozen fast 26 to my overshoe; I remember that.
The Singing Mouse Stories|Emerson Hough
Try a piece of overshoe, with a bone in it, for my beefsteak, likely.
Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa|George W. Peck
I pick up every overshoe and know whose it is, but I can't find my own.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather
Men can walk water who are willing to take a boat for an overshoe.
Among the Forces|Henry White Warren

I ran up the steps, my cap in one hand, her overshoe in the other.
The House of a Thousand Candles|Meredith Nicholson

British Dictionary definitions for overshoe

overshoe

/ (ˈəʊvəˌʃuː) /

noun

a protective shoe worn over an ordinary shoe

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单词	overshoe
释义	overshoe [ oh-ver-shoo ] / ˈoʊ vərˌʃu / noun a shoe or boot usually worn over another for protection in wet or cold weather, especially a waterproof outer shoe. Compare galosh. Origin of overshoe First recorded in 1570–80; over- + shoe Words nearby overshoe overshade, overshadow, overshare, overshine, overshirt, overshoe, overshoot, overshot, overshot wheel, overside, oversight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overshoe My legs are stiff, and my legging has frozen fast 26 to my overshoe; I remember that. The Singing Mouse Stories\|Emerson Hough Try a piece of overshoe, with a bone in it, for my beefsteak, likely. Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa\|George W. Peck I pick up every overshoe and know whose it is, but I can't find my own. Song of the Lark\|Willa Cather Men can walk water who are willing to take a boat for an overshoe. Among the Forces\|Henry White Warren I ran up the steps, my cap in one hand, her overshoe in the other. The House of a Thousand Candles\|Meredith Nicholson British Dictionary definitions for overshoe overshoe / (ˈəʊvəˌʃuː) / noun a protective shoe worn over an ordinary shoe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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