Mohawk
Americannoun
plural
Mohawks,plural
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a member of a tribe of the most easterly of the Iroquois Five Nations, formerly resident along the Mohawk River, New York.
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the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk Indians.
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a river flowing E from central New York to the Hudson. 148 miles (240 km) long.
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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.
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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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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Mohawk River; one of the Iroquois peoples
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the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
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skating a half turn from either edge of either skate to the corresponding edge of the other skate
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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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Etymology
Origin of mohawk
C19: after Mohawk 1
Example Sentences
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Auto parts provider LKQ, chemical company Solstice Advanced Materials, and flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries will be booted out of the S&P 500 as part of the reshuffle.
From Barron's
“For us, the Mohawk people, it was survival, period,” says historian Darren Bonaparte, “and you didn’t know which side was going to be the best choice.”
From Los Angeles Times
But according to Mr Mohawk, who still works at Boeing, the drive to build planes as quickly as possible in order to maximise revenues remains.
From BBC
Noon: Motor east to Mohawk General Store After that, it’s about getting in my car and heading east.
From Los Angeles Times
She plopped down on the couch, put her feet up on the antique coffee table, and took off her school hat to reveal a short, cropped purple Mohawk.
From Literature
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