mohawk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
  2. noun the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk
  3. noun haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp
    mohawk haircut.

WordNet


Mo"hawk noun
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.
  2. One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians. Slang Spectator. Macaulay.

Webster 1913