What is a towhead in the adventures of huckleberry fin?

Answer 1

The very old English word tow can mean the coarse, broken part of the flax or hemp fibres used in spinning and weaving. These fibres are scruffy, untidy and very light in colour.

Much later, in colonial American English, the term tow-head or towhead referred to anyone with scruffy, blond hair resembling those fibres.

Answer 2

In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a towhead is a sandbar covered with coarse grass that lies within the Mississippi River. Huck and Jim often find refuge on towheads during their journey down the river. The towheads serve as places for rest and contemplation for the characters in the novel.

Answer 3

A sandbar or low-lying alluvial island in a river, especially one with a stand of trees.

Answer 4

A towhead is probably a type of anchor in the story.