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Definition of Roughshod

1. Adjective. (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping.

2. Adjective. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. "Vicious kicks"

3. Adjective. Unjustly domineering. "A manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"

Definition of Roughshod

1. a. Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse.

Definition of Roughshod

1. Adjective. (context: of a horse) having hooves shod with calks or horseshoes that have projecting nails to prevent slipping ¹

2. Adjective. (context: by extension) brutal or domineering ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Roughshod

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roughshod

roughlegs roughly roughneck roughnecked roughnecking roughnecks roughness roughnesses roughrider roughriders

roughs roughs up roughscuff roughsetter roughsetters roughshod (current term) roughspun roughstrings rought roughtail

roughtail stingray roughtails roughwork roughworked roughworking roughy rouging rouille rouilles roukoop

Literary usage of Roughshod

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Arizona by Thomas Edwin Farish (1915)
"NAVAJOS ATTACK FORT DEFIANCE—EXPEDITION AGAINST NAVAJOS BY GENERAL CANBY—NAVAJOS RIDE roughshod OVER COUNTRY— GENERAL CARLETON'S REPORT ON CONDITIONS ..."

2. The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitall Smith (1916)
"It is never a sign of a Divine leading when the Christian insists on opening his own way, and riding roughshod over all opposing things. ..."

3. Do the Right Thing: The People's Economist Speaks by Walter Edward Williams (1995)
"Environmentalists love this; they want government to be able to ride roughshod over our rights at zero cost. They find it easier to convince legislators to ..."

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