Mohawk

[ moh-hawk ]
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noun,plural Mo·hawks, (especially collectively) Mo·hawk.
  1. a member of a tribe of the most easterly of the Iroquois Five Nations, formerly resident along the Mohawk River, New York.

  2. the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk Indians.

  1. a river flowing E from central New York to the Hudson. 148 miles (240 km) long.

  2. (often lowercase)Also called Mohawk haircut. a hairstyle in which the head is shaved bare except for a strip of hair, usually with blunt, brushlike ends, down the center of the scalp from the forehead to the nape of the neck.

  3. Military. a twin turboprop, two-seat U.S. Army aircraft fitted with cameras, radar, and infrared sensors and designed to monitor enemy operations.

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How to use Mohawk in a sentence

  • At all events, the Mohawks proved more amenable to reason than the Onondagas had done.

  • He realized that he was looking upon the hunting grounds of his enemies, the fierce and warlike Mohawks.

    Running Fox | Elmer Russell Gregor
  • Several prominent warriors made speeches praising the lad for his courage, and urging him to kill many Mohawks.

    Running Fox | Elmer Russell Gregor
  • I have heard the hunters say that in the time of growing things they travel far beyond the country of the Mohawks.

    Running Fox | Elmer Russell Gregor
  • A long time ago a Delaware hunter was chased up on those rocks by some Mohawks.

    Running Fox | Elmer Russell Gregor

British Dictionary definitions for mohawk (1 of 3)

mohawk

/ (ˈməʊhɔːk) /


noun
  1. skating a half turn from either edge of either skate to the corresponding edge of the other skate

  2. US and Canadian a punk hairstyle in which the head is shaved at the sides and the remaining strip of hair is worn stiffly erect and sometimes brightly coloured: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): mohican

Origin of mohawk

1
C19: after Mohawk 1

British Dictionary definitions for Mohawk (2 of 3)

Mohawk1

/ (ˈməʊhɔːk) /


noun
  1. plural -hawks or -hawk a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Mohawk River; one of the Iroquois peoples

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family

British Dictionary definitions for Mohawk (3 of 3)

Mohawk2

/ (ˈməʊhɔːk) /


noun
  1. a river in E central New York State, flowing south and east to the Hudson River at Cohoes: the largest tributary of the Hudson. Length: 238 km (148 miles)

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