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"Toehead" is a frequent misspelling of the correct word: "towhead", which is "a person -- usually a young person -- who has very blond hair, almost flaxen or pale yellow. 'Tow' has for centuries been used as a name for flax or hemp prepared for spinning."

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Ref: *The Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins* by William and Mary Morris.

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-- Nanaea