overshoe /ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/ noun3 •A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe. •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: […] — 1593 •To prevent damage to a floor. formsovershoes