undershoe

undershoe

English

Etymology

under- +‎ shoe

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.