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towhead

or tow-head

[ toh-hed ]

noun

  1. a person with very light blond hair:

    He’s the only towhead in the family but otherwise looks almost identical to his brother Mike.

  2. a head of very light blond hair:

    C’mon, Blondie, get your towhead off the pillow and let’s get going!

  3. a sandbar in a river, especially a sandbar along a stand of cottonwood trees.


towhead

/ ˈəʊˌɛ /

noun

  1. a person with blond or yellowish hair
  2. a head of such hair
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٴǷ·𲹻· ٴǷ-𲹻· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of towhead1

An Americanism first recorded in 1820–30; tow 2 + head
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of towhead1

from tow ² (flax)
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Example Sentences

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“A towhead,” Mom called him because his hair is so blond it’s almost white.

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She is married again to an earnest politician who takes her to Washington and leaves her alone a lot during the years “our gang” of four towheads is growing up.

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As it happens, Carter, the towhead looking at the camera through over-sized glasses, actually is pretty interesting … and at the same time pretty 9-year-old normal.

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Redheads and towheads are falling out of her line of vision.

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As any platinum or peroxide blonde will tell you, there’s one cardinal rule that all manufactured towheads must follow: avoid chlorinated pools at all costs.

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