undershoe
undershoe noun: a covering for the foot, sturdier than a sock, worn under the outer shoes.
Noun
undershoe (plural undershoes)
- A covering for the foot, sturdier than a sock, worn under the outer shoes.
- The rubber overshoe is made to protect only the ball of the foot or is provided with an opening through which the heel of the undershoe projects.1900, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 2576
- Then he inserted the blade of his knife under the top of Peary's sealskin boots. He ripped the boots from both feet and gently removed the rabbitskin undershoes.1973, Dennis Rawlins, Peary at the North Pole: Fact Or Fiction?, page 43
Forms of undershoe
| plural | undershoes |
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Origin of undershoe
From under- + shoe.
Questions about undershoe
- What does undershoe mean?
- Undershoe means a covering for the foot, sturdier than a sock, worn under the outer shoes.
- What part of speech is undershoe?
- Undershoe is a noun.
- What is the plural of undershoe?
- The plural of undershoe is undershoes.
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