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intransitive. To behave like a Mohock. Also transitive: to assail or maltreat in the manner of a Mohock.
transitive. To assault (a person) in the manner of a Whitecap (whitecap, n. 1b).
transitive. U.S. slang. To assault (a person) with repeated blows; to kill.