In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ONSLAUGHT
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(noun) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); “the attack began at dawn”
barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught
(noun) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); “a barrage of questions”; “a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake”
onslaught
(noun) a sudden and severe onset of trouble
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
onslaught (plural onslaughts)
A fierce attack.
Synonym: onrush
(by extension) A large number of people or things resembling an attack.
Source: Wiktionary
On"slaught`, n. Etym: [OE. on on + slaught, slaht, slaughter. See Slaughter.]
1. An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault. By storm and onslaught to proceed. Hudibras.
2. A bloody fray or battle. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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