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