In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ROUGHSHOD
roughshod, heavy-handed
(adjective) unjustly domineering; “incensed at the government’s heavy-handed economic policies”; “a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition”
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious
(adjective) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; “a barbarous crime”; “brutal beatings”; “cruel tortures”; “Stalin’s roughshod treatment of the kulaks”; “a savage slap”; “vicious kicks”
roughshod
(adjective) (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
roughshod (not comparable)
(farriery) Of a horse: having hooves shod with calks or horseshoes that have projecting nails to prevent slipping.
(by extension) Brutal or domineering.
Source: Wiktionary
Rough"shod, a.
Definition: Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse. To ride roughshod, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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