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noun
A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as:
To protect from water or mud.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as:
To prevent damage to a floor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: bootee, bootie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: footwear, footgear
Narrower terms: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe
History
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.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
