2. Noun. (plural of mohawk) ¹
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Definition of Mohawks
1. mohawk [n] - See also: mohawk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mohawks
Literary usage of Mohawks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Colonies in America by John Andrew Doyle (1907)
"The mohawks approved of this but could not obtain the consent of the Oneidas.
... The mohawks, always the most warlike and the most uncompromising in their ..."
2. History of the State of New York by John Romeyn Brodhead (1874)
"CHAP. xx. ages, and Father Le Moyne once more visited the country ~~ of the Iroquois.
Though the mohawks were implacable, *^e Western tribes showed ..."
3. The Life and Times of Sir William Johnson, Bart. by William Leete Stone (1865)
"Both divisions entered Albany on the eighth of August,—the mohawks in full panoply,
... Mr. Barclay, an English missionary residing among the mohawks, ..."
4. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"Having thus won the field and discharged all blood-dues to their tutelar deities,
the mohawks showed remarkable forbearance. Their envoys came to Fort ..."
5. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1880)
"While there, news was received of a repulse which the mohawks had ... The mohawks,
greatly enraged, threatened vengeance, but were induced to accept a ..."
6. Harpers' Popular Cyclopaedia of United States History from the Aboriginal by Benson John Lossing (1881)
"The French Jesuits gained many converts among them, and three villages of Roman
Catholics on the St. Lawrence were largely tilled with the mohawks. ..."
7. Francis Parkman's Works by Francis Parkman (1906)
"RAGE OF THE mohawks. — MURDER OF JOGUES. THERE is little doubt that the Iroquois
negotiators acted, for the moment, in sincerity. ..."
8. History of Hadley, Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley by Sylvester Judd, Lucius Manlius Boltwood, George Sheldon (1905)
"About 1663, war was commenced between the mohawks and the ... During the war,
the mohawks, in small parties, made incursions into New England. ..."
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