tow-haired
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Three tow-haired boys entertain themselves quietly as their mother takes notes.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2012
It was sniveling covered with pimples and tow-haired..
From Time Magazine Archive
“I’m looking for any one of them,” explained Betty, smiling at the tow-haired boy who stood grinning at her.
From Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune by Emerson, Alice B.
One of them, a tow-haired boy of twenty, summed up the matter with irreverent brevity.
From The Shepherd of the North by Maher, Richard Aumerle
But one day the tow-haired boy pulled the near rein too hard while rounding a corner and a wheel was smashed against a lamp-post.
From Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle by Ford, Sewell
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