Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Shod with horseshoes having projecting nails or points to prevent slipping.
- adj. Marked by brutal force: Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks.
- idiom. ride roughshod over To treat with brutal force: a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Shod with shoes armed with points or calks: as, a horse is said to be roughshod when his shoes are roughed or sharpened for slippery roads.
Wiktionary
- adj. of a horse having hooves shod with calks or horseshoes that have projecting nails to prevent slipping
- adj. by extension brutal or domineering
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Shod with shoes armed with points or calks.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
- adj. unjustly domineering
- adj. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Examples
“There were already signs that the African National Congress intended riding "roughshod" over opposition parties.”
“BCGI and RUSAL have run "roughshod" over Guyanese workers and the union.”
“` I've lived in Port Richmond east of Aramingo for the past 6 years, and we're anything but "roughshod".”
“Senator John Thune worried that Democrats would run "roughshod" and argued that Americans wanted checks and balances.”
“The Conservative MP accused the Business Department of riding "roughshod" over residents 'worries.”
“When furor erupted at the prospect of two of the most ardent foes of Israel being suggested to basically ride "roughshod" over Israel, Kerry backtracked and blamed his staff for the idea.”
“Hey, that's exactly what we were saying when the W. Bush disaster ran roughshod all over our constitution!!!!! vegage”
“What else would you expect from a party that routinely runs roughshod over the rules to benefit itself?”
Gov Deval Patrick (D, MA) just gave the GOP three more House seats. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
“Second, and this is frankly a warning: the Senatorial hold is merely one of the tools developed by the Senate over a centuries-long history to ensure that the majority party may not run roughshod over the minority one.”
Update of IG-Gate: Grassley holding up nomination until answers given. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
“See, the magnanimous free press ran roughshod over my letter.”
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