ROUGHSHOD


Meaning of ROUGHSHOD in English

I. -ˌshäd adjective

Date: circa 1688

1. : shod with calked shoes

2. : marked by tyrannical force

roughshod rule

II. adverb

Date: 1813

: in a roughly forceful manner

rode roughshod over the opposition

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.