towhead \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology:tow (III) + head 1. a.: a head of hair resembling tow especially in being flaxen or tousled b.: a person having such a head of hair 2.Midland & South: a low alluvial island or shoal in a river : sandbar; especially: such a sandbar having clusters of cottonwoods on it < paddled over to the towhead and hid in the cottonwoods — Mark Twain > • towheaded\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective