undershoe

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ shoe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

undershoe (plural undershoes)

  1. A covering for the foot, sturdier than a sock, worn under the outer shoes.
    • 1900, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 2576:
      The rubber overshoe is made to protect only the ball of the foot or is provided with an opening through which the heel of the undershoe projects.
    • 1973, Dennis Rawlins, Peary at the North Pole: Fact Or Fiction?, page 43:
      Then he inserted the blade of his knife under the top of Peary's sealskin boots. He ripped the boots from both feet and gently removed the rabbitskin undershoes.