Mohock

[ moh-hok ]

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.

Mohock

/ ˈməʊhɒk /

noun

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

Other Words From

• Mohock·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mohock¹

First recorded in 1705–15; variant of Mohawk

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mohock¹

C18: variant of Mohawk ¹

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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