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In colonial times, families grew their own flax to make into fabric for clothing. Transforming the flax into thread was a complicated, involved process with many time-consuming steps. After the flax was harvested, it was soaked in water for several days to soften it so the inner fibers could be removed from the stalk. To separate the long, thin fibers from the shorter, coarser ones, the flax was pulled through a bed of nails or combed in a process called "towing." The shorter fibers that were extricated were of a lesser quality and were called "tow." This led to the term "towheads" to describe people, particularly children, whose hair resembled these strands.
As a child, you were such a toehead!
toehead by AbbyB October 30, 2010
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towheaded 

Having light blonde, almost white hair. No, it does not mean that your head looks like a toe.
Look at that towheaded boy, his hair's so white!
towheaded by dallyz_girl26 February 10, 2004
A small child with a thick neck and an ordinary looking face.
Diane: "You were suck a cute kid, I love this picture."
Charles: "Ah, I was a little toehead.
ToeHead by markvz January 11, 2010
A person with a head far too big in proportion to the rest of his body. this can usually be seen in people with the surname blackmore or generally supporters of Nottingham Forest
"playing football with my toehead is no problem claimed rob"
ToeHead by Mew39 August 11, 2008
She sucked my toehead.
Toehead by HeisHim123 December 19, 2021