overshoe

/ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

noun

"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: […]"
"“I will take some brandy,” said Edna, shivering as she removed her gloves and overshoes."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *skōhaz Proto-West Germanic *skōh Old English sċōh Middle English scho English shoe English overshoe From over- + shoe.

overshoes (plural)

gumshoe overcoat crampon galosh

bootee bootie

Questions

How do you pronounce overshoe?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/.

What does overshoe mean?

A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as:

Where does overshoe come from?

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