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
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. 2003