Tow-head

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tow-head \Tow"-head`\, n.
     1. An urchin who has soft, whitish hair. [Colloq.]
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     2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [ Local, U. S. ]
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     3. A low alluvial island or shoal in a river. [Local, U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]