Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ride roughshod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
ride roughshod
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does ride roughshod mean?
treat inconsiderately or harshly

How to pronounce ride roughshod

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