towhead

[ toh-hed ]

/ ˈtoʊˌhɛd /

noun

a head of very light blond, almost white hair.

a person with such hair.

a sand bar in a river, especially a sand bar with a stand of cottonwood trees.

Origin of towhead

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; tow² + head

OTHER WORDS FROM towhead

tow-headed, adjective

Words nearby towhead

tower of silence, tower of strength, tower wagon, towery, tow-haired, towhead, towheaded, towhee, to whom it may concern, towie, to windward

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Example sentences from the Web for towhead

Turn the page, and there, in fresh ginghams, would be mom, baking pies with one hand while patting her towhead with the other.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As we dropped below the Towhead, the Boy, for once silent, wistfully gazed astern.
Afloat on the Ohio|Reuben Gold Thwaites
"Peterson didn't say nothin' about th' snag or th' towhead," he growled.
Bring Me His Ears|Clarence E. Mulford
It warn't no towhead that you could float by in ten minutes.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Pleased and surprised to have escaped, the towhead withdrew.
Local Color|Irvin S. Cobb
As soon as I got started I took out after the raft, hot and heavy, right down the towhead.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for towhead

towhead

/ (ˈtəʊˌhɛd) /

noun often derogatory

a person with blond or yellowish hair

a head of such hair

Word Origin for towhead

from tow ² (flax)

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

单词	towhead
释义	towhead [ toh-hed ] / ˈtoʊˌhɛd / noun a head of very light blond, almost white hair. a person with such hair. a sand bar in a river, especially a sand bar with a stand of cottonwood trees. Origin of towhead An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; tow² + head OTHER WORDS FROM towhead tow-headed, adjective Words nearby towhead tower of silence, tower of strength, tower wagon, towery, tow-haired, towhead, towheaded, towhee, to whom it may concern, towie, to windward Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for towhead Turn the page, and there, in fresh ginghams, would be mom, baking pies with one hand while patting her towhead with the other. Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon\|Robert Sam Anson\|March 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As we dropped below the Towhead, the Boy, for once silent, wistfully gazed astern. Afloat on the Ohio\|Reuben Gold Thwaites "Peterson didn't say nothin' about th' snag or th' towhead," he growled. Bring Me His Ears\|Clarence E. Mulford It warn't no towhead that you could float by in ten minutes. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Pleased and surprised to have escaped, the towhead withdrew. Local Color\|Irvin S. Cobb As soon as I got started I took out after the raft, hot and heavy, right down the towhead. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for towhead towhead / (ˈtəʊˌhɛd) / noun often derogatory a person with blond or yellowish hair a head of such hair Word Origin for towhead from tow ² (flax) 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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