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• onslaught — 1620s, anslaight, somehow from or on analogy of Du. aanslag attack, from M.Du. aenslach, from aen on + slach blow, related to slaen slay. Spelling influenced by obs. (since c.1400) English slaught (n.) slaughter, from O.E. sleaht (see SLAUGHTER… …   Etymology dictionary

• onslaught — noun a fierce or destructive attack. ↘an overwhelmingly large quantity of people or things. Origin C17 (also as anslaight): from MDu. aenslag, from aen on + slag blow , assoc. with obs. slaught slaughter …   English new terms dictionary

• onslaught — n. a fierce attack. Etymology: earlier anslaight f. MDu. aenslag f. aen on + slag blow, with assim. to obs. slaught slaughter …   Useful english dictionary