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by Drublic on February 6th, 2007

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Why are blond-haired children called "towheads"?

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  • by canadianhelper on February 6th, 2007

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    A tow is an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments. It often refers to flax, hemp or jute in the textile industry, and to fibers, particularly carbon fibers (also called graphite), in the composites industry. Flax tows are often used as upholstery stuffing, and tows in general are frequently cut up to produce staple fibers.

    So Tow headed is to have hair the colour and consistency of flax or hemp or jute.

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    • And I thought I was font of almost useless trivia. That's awesome!

      Razzle-Fratchit

      by Razzle-Fratchit on June 29th, 2009

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