The term "towhead" refers to a child with blonde hair. Does anybody know where this term originated?

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As one website on word origins phrases it, "Tow is an old (14th century) word for flax. People whose hair resembles flax -- light colored and tousled -- are tow-headed. The term dates to the 19th century." Aug 16 01, 3:36 PM

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