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Subject: Re: What does the prhase "Toehead" mean
Author: Crystal   (guest, 207.30.19.178)
Date: March 17, 2004 at 1:30:16 PM
Reply to: Re: What does the prhase "Toehead" mean by et
I just found and answer to all of our questions. Towhead actually means this: a small child who is very blond, almost flaxen or pale yellow. "tow" has been for centuries used to describe flax or hemp prepared for spinning. They say that hair looks like rumpled flax before spinning.

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