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Synonyms for mohawk

Grammar : Noun
Spell : moh-hawk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmoʊ hɔk

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Définition of mohawk

Origin :
  • North American Indian tribe name, Iroquoian, 1630s, Mohowawogs (plural), said to mean "they eat living things" in a southern New England Algonquian tongue, probably a reference to cannibalism. Cf. Unami Delaware /muhuwe:yck/ "cannibal monsters." The people's name for themselves is kanye'keha:ka. Meaning "haircut style favored by punk rockers" is c.1975, from fancied resemblance to hair style of the Indians in old illustrations. The style of cut earlier was called a Mohican (1960). Mohoc, Mohock, variant form of the word, was the name given 1711 to gangs of aristocratic London ruffians.
  • As in hairstyle : noun cut, style of a head of hair
Example sentences :
  • It follows the watershed from the lake to Oneida, and clears the Mohawk Valley northward.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • In these old times the Mohawk Indians were still numerous in Pennsylvania.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • And all agreed to it, and so Mohawk Bowmen was decided upon as the club name.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 » by Various
  • It also shows the road leading to the Mohawk village on the Grand River.
  • Extract from : « The Country of the Neutrals » by James H. Coyne
  • He also printed a Mohawk Prayer-book in quarto; this was issued in 1715.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 » by Henry R. Plomer
  • The Mohawk chief was received in pompous state at the Governor's table.
  • Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut
  • "Look yonder," said Mayall, as he pointed his carbine up the Valley of the Mohawk.
  • Extract from : « The Forest King » by Hervey Keyes
  • Another Indian Chief addressed his brethren in the Mohawk tongue.
  • Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson
  • In this connection it may be observed that the name "Mohawk" means "Cannibal."
  • Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.
  • The first bridge across the Mohawk at Utica was built in 1792.
  • Extract from : « The Greatest Highway in the World » by Anonymous
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