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mohawk (ˈməʊhɔːk
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Definitions
noun
- (skating) a half turn from either edge of either skate to the corresponding edge of the other skate
- (US & Canadian) a punk hairstyle in which the head is shaved at the sides and the remaining strip of hair is worn stiffly erect and sometimes brightly coloured Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): mohican
Word Origin
C19: after Mohawk1Example Sentences Including 'mohawk'
"According to their creed, if you disrespect women you are not allowed to wear a mohawk.canada.com (2005)
"When the playoffs are over, the mohawk will come off so I figured I might as well go out with a bang," McCabe, 27, said yesterday.Toronto Sun (2003)
And, for some reason, his thinning grey hair has been cut in what could be mistaken for a mohawk.Times, Sunday Times (2005)
Unwritten Law, Here's to the Mourning Punk-pop as fresh and inventive as the mohawk.Maxim (2005)
Yet the most scary sight so far has been Christian Ziege and his mohawk.Sun, News of the World (2002)
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