overshoe

plural overshoes

1. A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as:
   1. To protect from water or mud.First known use 18th c.

      “I will take some brandy,” said Edna, shivering as she removed her gloves and overshoes.

      1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening

      1 more example

      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, [Act V, scene iii], signature M2, verso

   2. To prevent damage to a floor.First known use 18th c.

      Synonyms: bootee, bootie