Towhead

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A head of white-blond hair resembling tow.
  • n. A person with such hair.
  • n. A sandbar or low-lying alluvial island in a river, especially one with a stand of trees.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A blond person whose very pale, almost white hair resembles tow.
  • n. An alluvial deposit in a river, such as a sandbar, or a small island formed from silt, often permanent enough to have vegetation.
  • Word Usage
    "The towhead was a rattling big distance off, away out there in the middle of the river, but I didn't lose no time; and when I struck the raft at last I was so fagged I would a just laid down to blow and gasp if I could afforded it."
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