OVERSHOE

overshoe

(noun) footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

overshoe (plural overshoes)

A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, either to protect from water or mud, or to prevent damage to a floor. [from 18th c.]

Anagrams

• Voorhees

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*shoe`, n.

Definition: A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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