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Mohock
[ moh-hok ]
noun
- 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.
Mohock
/ ˈməʊhɒk /
noun
- (in 18th-century London) one of a group of aristocratic ruffians, who attacked people in the streets at night
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Other Words From
- Mohock·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mohock1
C18: variant of Mohawk 1
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Example Sentences
I hear my friend Lewis has got a Mohock in one of the messenger's hands.
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He boxed the watch; he fuddled himself at taverns; he was no better than a Mohock.
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Although you bit him in that affair of the horse, the Mohock will certainly take you out of pawn.
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Apart from the exercise of his trade, he was a very Mohock for brutality.
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While you were arrested, your boxes were searched for the Mohock's letters to you.
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