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loggerhead in British English
(ˈlɒɡəˌhɛd)
noun
1. Also called: loggerhead turtle
a large-headed turtle, Caretta caretta, occurring in most seas: family Chelonidae
2. loggerhead shrike
3.
a tool consisting of a large metal sphere attached to a long handle, used for warming liquids, melting tar, etc
4.
a strong round upright post in a whaleboat for belaying the line of a harpoon
5. archaic or dialect
a stupid person
6. at loggerheads
Derived forms
loggerheaded (ˈloggerˌheaded) adjective
Word origin
C16: probably from dialect logger wooden block + headloggerhead in American English
(ˈlɔgərˌhɛd; ˈlɑgərˌhɛd)
noun
1.
a long-handled tool with a ball, or bulb, at the end, used when heated to melt tar, heat liquids, etc.
2.
any of a genus (Caretta, family Cheloniidae) of sea turtles with a hard shell and a large head
: also loggerhead turtle3. Dialectal
a stupid fellow; blockhead
Idioms:
at loggerheads
Word origin
dial. logger, heavy block of wood (< UNRESOLVED CROSS REF) + headImage ofloggerhead
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