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slaught

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Killing; slaughter.

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  • noun Killing; slaughter.

Etymologies

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From Middle English slaught, slagt, slaȝt, from Old English slæht, sleaht, sleht, slieht ("a stroke, a striking, a flash of lightning, slaughter, murder, death by violence, the deadly stroke of disease, battle, what is to be killed, animals for slaughter"), from Proto-Germanic *slahtō, *slahtiz (“beating, hitting, killing, murder”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to beat, pound”). Cognate with Dutch slacht ("slaughter"), German Schlacht ("killing, battle"), Icelandic slátta ("slaughter"). Related to slay.

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Examples

  • I expect we'll see the "New Moon" - slaught wane a bit this week, especially in light of its not-overwhelming performance through the holiday weekend.

    Vampires Are Among The Quartet Of Wide Releases In This Week’s Box Office Poll » MTV Movies Blog 2009

  • To be fair, I was never a massive fan of Toby M as SM (Awaits on slaught from everyone ...) and I'm interested in seeing what they do with this new picture.

    SPIDER-MAN Reboot Already Written; Film to be “Gritty, Contemporary” – Collider.com 2010

  • After a national talk-slaught, she dropped out of the race.

    Kevin Vandenbroek: Deja Vu in NY 23rd? 2010

  • The on slaught of pictures will be coming at ya soon!

    Just to Tide you Over… « 2009

  • The revised and readjusted official report of 9/11 commission coupled with various intelligence documents declassified by the US departments and some internal reports of Pakistani agencies has proven beyond any doubt that US aided and abetted various Muslim States to employ Jihadists throughout 80s to stop the on-slaught of Russian dominance in Afghanistan.

    Extremism or Musharraf: US pushes for action at any cost 2007

  • President Bush has already declared the Red Mosque Operation part of his decisive on-slaught against the Taliban and its wanted leadership, which Washington firmly believes is hiding inside the Pakistan near Pak-Afghan border.

    Britain, UAE, Saudi and US come to Musharraf's rescue 2007

  • Upon the face of the Earth all was disruption and roaring anguish* save for the thinly populated, already threatened Eastern continent and the Isle of the Purple Towns, which now readied itself to withstand Jagreen Lem's initial on - slaught.

    Storm Bringer Moorcock, Michael 1963

  • Upon the face of the Earth all was disruption and roaring anguish* save for the thinly populated, already threatened Eastern continent and the Isle of the Purple Towns, which now readied itself to withstand Jagreen Lem's initial on - slaught.

    Stormbringer Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1963

  • She stopped to speak to a Canadian representative, and she would, I think, have ended by talking to many others; but, just at the psycho - logical moment, a woman rushed out of the line, seized Her Majesty's hand and kissed it -- and Vic - toria, startled and possibly fearing a general on - slaught, hurriedly passed on.

    The Story of a Pioneer Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919 1929

  • Roosevelt himself gave the occasion for their on slaught upon him.

    Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography Thayer, William R 1919

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