Mohawk
Mohawk1 definition
Mo·hawk (mō′hôk′)
noun
- pl. Mohawks -·hawks′ or Mohawk -·hawk′ a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in the Mohawk Valley of New York and now living in Ontario, Quebec, and New York
- the Iroquoian language of this people
- a haircut characterized by a prominent ridge of longer hair extending along the top of the head from the forehead to the nape of the neck, usually with the sides of the scalp shaven
Etymology: Narragansett mohowawog, lit., man-eaters: orig. so named by enemy tribes
adjective
of the Mohawks or their language or culture
Mohawk2 definition
Mo·hawk (mō′hôk′)
river in central & E N.Y., flowing into the Hudson: c. 140 mi (225 km)
Etymology: after Mohawk
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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