Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mohawk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mohawk \Mo"hawk\, n.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Mohawk
n 1: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the
Mohawk River in New York state [syn: {Mohawk}]
2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk people [syn: {Mohawk}]
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