Mohock

American  

[moh-hok] / ˈmoʊ hɒk /

noun

1. one of a group of aristocratic ruffians who attacked people at night on the streets of London in the early part of the 18th century.

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Mohock British  

/ ˈməʊhɒk /

noun

1. (in 18th-century London) one of a group of aristocratic ruffians, who attacked people in the streets at night

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Other Word Forms

• Mohockism noun

Etymology

Origin of Mohock

First recorded in 1705–15; variant of Mohawk

Example Sentences

"The Mohock phenomenon emerged in 1712 and became a media frenzy," says Prof Harris.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

I hear my friend Lewis has got a Mohock in one of the messenger's hands.

From The Journal to Stella by Swift, Jonathan

For that, and because she pushed me, I seized the chalk and wrote high on the slate: "Silver Heels is Mohock she toes in like ducks."

From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

And so," thinks he, "the end of my virtue is likely to be that the Mohock will fall a prey to others, and that there is no earthly use in my sparing him.

From The Virginians by Thackeray, William Makepeace

"Although you bit him in that affair of the horse, the Mohock will certainly take you out of pawn."

From The Virginians by Thackeray, William Makepeace