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roughshod

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rough⋅shod

  [ruhf-shod]
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–adjective
1. shod with horseshoes having projecting nails or points.
—Idiom
2. ride roughshod over, to treat harshly or domineeringly; override; crush: He rode roughshod over his friends to advance himself in the business world.
Origin:
1680–90; rough + shod
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rough·shod   (rŭf'shŏd')   
adj.  

  1. Shod with horseshoes having projecting nails or points to prevent slipping.

  2. Marked by brutal force: Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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