overshoe

noun

footwear worn over shoes, generally for protection from mud and dirt

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/

noun

Etymology: 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.

A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as:
“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.”
A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as: