Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Boothose \Boot"hose`\, n.
   1. Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots. --Shak.

   2. Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on
      horseback. --Sir W. Scott.

Source : WordNet®

boothose
     n : protective stockings worn with or in place of boots