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overshoes

overshoes is the plural of overshoe.

Meaning of overshoe

Noun

overshoe (plural overshoes)

  1. 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: […]c. 1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Sims [and Peter Short] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC...
  2. To prevent damage to a floor.
    Synonyms:
    bootee, bootie

Questions about overshoes

What is overshoes the plural of?
Overshoes is the plural of overshoe.

Words near overshoes in the dictionary

  1. overshock
  2. overshocked
  3. overshocking
  4. overshocks
  5. overshoe
  6. overshoes
  7. overshone
  8. overshook
  9. overshoot
  10. overshoot the mark
  11. overshooter

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