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Thought to be a name for blonde children, (coming from the word used to describe flax rope); it actually is only fitting to children with hair so light, it is literally "white".
This color generally goes away between 2-5 yrs old.
Ex. I had four children, all blue eyes, but only three of them were towheads.
Towhead by Kpopmama February 24, 2019
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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

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
Blond; light haired - the color of tow, whatever that is
"She's awful bright for a towhead"
towhead by QuantumBeep January 9, 2008
The name of a band formed in Sheffield in 2015. the name is referring to the lead singers hair colour, which is a light blonde 'Towhead' colour.
Naming of a band 'TowHead"

I like the band 'TowHead'
Music from 'TowHead'
TowHead by TowHead March 15, 2022

toeheaded 

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toeheaded by dallyz_girl26 February 10, 2004
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