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The very light color of flax tow is the source of the word "towhead", meaning a person with naturally light blond hair. [ 2 ] Look up tow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Towhead Island, Union District, Jackson County, West Virginia, now submerged Towhead Island - see List of islands of Washington Towhead Creek, a tributary of the Wakarusa River , Kansas
Towhead – Exposed landmass within a river; Shoal – Natural submerged sandbank that rises from a body of water to near the surface; Spring – A point at which water emenges from an aquifer to the surface; Strath – Large valley; Stream – Body of surface water flowing down a channel; Stream pool – Deep and slow-moving stretch of a ...
The Tocci Brothers, c. 1881. Polycephaly is the condition of having more than one head.The term is derived from the Greek stems poly (Greek: "πολύ") meaning "many" and kephalē (Greek: "κεφαλή") meaning "head". [1]
The term "towhead" implies an islet (small island) or shoal within a river (most often the Mississippi River) having a grouping or thicket of trees, and is often used in the Midwestern United States. Many rivers, if wide enough, can house considerably large islands. The term "towhead" was popularised by Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
'Elf,' and its star Buddy, are Christmas movie staples. Celebrate the holidays with these funny 'Elf' movie quotes about Christmas trees, snuggles, and more.
Double-headed eagle in Jiroft, Iran, 3rd millennium BC. The double-headed eagle is an iconographic symbol originating in the Bronze Age.The earliest predecessors of the symbol can be found in Mycenaean Greece and in the Ancient Near East, especially in Mesopotamian and Hittite iconography.