towhead

[ toh-hed ]

/ ˈtoʊˌhɛd /

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

tow-head·ed, adjective

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)

towhead

/ (ˈtəʊˌhɛd) /

a person with blond or yellowish hair

a head of such hair

from tow ² (flax)