Mingo
noun
a member of any of certain Iroquois groups or peoples.
Mingos
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pluralof Mingo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When the party came back from the castle, the Mingos held a council, and bitter thoughts were uppermost, as was plain to be seen by their gloomy faces.
From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
What shall we do with the Mingos at the door?
From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper
There is no whine of the panther, no whistle of the catbird, nor any invention of the devilish Mingos, that can cheat me!
From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper
The Mingos will turn green with envy, and, what is more, they will not ventur' heedlessly near a village where it is known to be kept.
From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
"I intend to send the guard of Mingos, Shannoahs, and Delawares, that our brothers may see the love and loyalty we bear them."
From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by John Marshall
