tuz

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tuz \Tuz\ (t[u^]z), n. [Cf. W. tusw a wisp, a bunch, tus that
   binds or wraps, tusiaw to bind round, to wrap. Cf.
   {Tussock}.]
   A lock or tuft of hair. [Obs.] --Dryden.
   [1913 Webster]