What is a mohawk?

Orangruffy

Etymology: of Algonquian {origin;} akin to Narraganset or Massachuset Mohowawog Mohawk, literally, cannibal Date: 1634 1 : a member of an American Indian people of the Mohawk River valley, New York 2 : the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk people 3 : a hairstyle with a narrow center strip of upright hair and the sides shaved Usage: geographical name river 148 miles (238 kilometers) E central New York flowing E into Hudson River From good ol' Websters Online May 27 03, 12:24 PM

Senior Moments

According to Webstre's Dictionary it is either: - 1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River. or 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. May 27 03, 4:22 PM

Friar Tuck

Friar Tuck says: It can be a very silly haircut that is almost the comlpete opposite to a monks hairstyle and should justify all people who have one being sectioned under the mental health act, judging from the picture in http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.evan.org/images/mohawk.jpg and imgrefurl=http://www.evan.org/main.html and h=588 and w=514 and prev=/images?q%3Dmohawk and svnum%3D10 and hl%3Den and lr%3D and ie%3DUTF-8 and oe%3DUTF-8 and sa%3DN Tue May 27 07:23:24 CDT 2003 Just search for mohawk on Google Image and see variations. The one I tried to highlight on the first post was the seventh image. Tue May 27 07:25:08 CDT 2003 (As one entry - McG) Jun 04 03, 6:56 AM