Mohawk

American  

[moh-hawk] / ˈmoʊ hɔk /

noun

plural

Mohawks,

plural

Mohawk

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.

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

4. Also called Mohawk haircut.  (often lowercase) 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.

5. 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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Mohawk ¹ British  

/ ˈməʊhɔːk /

noun

1. 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

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mohawk ² British  

/ ˈməʊhɔːk /

noun

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

2. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): mohican.  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

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Mohawk ³ British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of mohawk

C19: after _Mohawk ¹

Related Words

• braid
• dreadlocks
• haircut
• hairdo
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