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loggerhead
log·ger·head L0230000 (lô′gər-hĕd′, lŏg′ər-)n.1. A loggerhead turtle.2. An iron tool consisting of a long handle with a bulbous end, used when heated to melt tar or warm liquids.3. Nautical A post on a whaleboat used to secure the harpoon rope.4. Informal A blockhead; a dolt.Idiom: at loggerheads Engaged in a dispute: The question of car privileges put Sam and his parents at loggerheads.
[Probably dialectal logger, wooden block (probably from log) + head.]loggerhead (ˈlɒɡəˌhɛd) n1. (Animals) Also called: loggerhead turtle a large-headed turtle, Caretta caretta, occurring in most seas: family Chelonidae2. (Animals) loggerhead shrike a North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, having a grey head and body, black-and-white wings and tail, and black facial stripe3. (Tools) a tool consisting of a large metal sphere attached to a long handle, used for warming liquids, melting tar, etc4. (Fishing) a strong round upright post in a whaleboat for belaying the line of a harpoon5. archaic or dialect a blockhead; dunce6. at loggerheads engaged in dispute or confrontation[C16: probably from dialect logger wooden block + head] ˈloggerˌheaded adjlog•ger•head (ˈlɔ gərˌhɛd, ˈlɒg ər-)
n. 1. a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead. 2. loggerhead turtle. 3. loggerhead shrike. 4. a ball or bulb of iron with a long handle, used, after being heated, to melt tar, heat liquids, etc. Idioms: at loggerheads, in conflict; quarreling. [1580–90; logger block of wood (first attested alone in 18th century) + head] log′ger•head`ed, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  loggerhead - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligenceblockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shitheaddolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" | | 2. |  loggerhead - very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seasCaretta caretta, loggerhead turtlemarine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seasCaretta, genus Caretta - loggerhead turtles |
Translationsmestolo per la pecetesta di legnologgerhead
at loggerheadsIn conflict. A "logger" is a 16th-century term for a block of wood, so a "loggerhead" is a blockhead or fool. They are at loggerheads over the best way to lead the committee.See also: loggerheadbe at loggerheadsTo be in conflict. A "logger" is a 16th-century term for a block of wood, so a "loggerhead" is a blockhead or fool. They are at loggerheads over the best way to lead the committee.See also: loggerheadat loggerheads (with someone) and at loggerheads over somethingFig. in conflict with someone; having reached an impasse (about something). Tom is at loggerheads with Bill. We are at loggerheads with each other. The twins were at loggerheads over who should take the larger room.See also: loggerheadat loggerheadsEngaged in a quarrel or dispute, as in The two families were always at loggerheads, making it difficult to celebrate holidays together . This term may have come from some earlier meaning of loggerhead, referring either to a blockhead or stupid person, or to a long-handled iron poker with a bulb-shaped end that was heated in the fire and used to melt pitch. If it was the latter, it may have been alluded to as a weapon. [Late 1600s] For a synonym, see at odds. See also: loggerheadat loggerheads COMMON If one person or group is at loggerheads with another, they strongly disagree about something. Social workers and doctors are at loggerheads over how well the new system will work. Trevor and his ex-wife Becky ended up at loggerheads — this time having a shouting match on the doorstep. Note: In medieval times, loggerheads were implements with long handles and a round bowl on one end. In battles, the bowl was filled with hot tar, and then thrown at the enemy. See also: loggerheadat loggerheads in violent dispute or disagreement. This expression is possibly a use of loggerhead in the late 17th-century sense of ‘a long-handled iron instrument for heating liquids and tar’; the tool was perhaps also used as a weapon.See also: loggerheadat ˈloggerheads (with somebody) (over something) disagreeing or arguing very strongly (with somebody): The students are at loggerheads with the college over the price of food in the cafeteria. ♢ Management and staff are at loggerheads over the plan.In the past, a loggerhead was a long iron instrument which may have been used as a weapon.See also: loggerhead at loggerheads Engaged in a dispute: The question of car privileges put Sam and his parents at loggerheads.See also: loggerheadat loggerheads, to beTo disagree, dispute, or quarrel. A logger was a heavy wooden block, and one meaning of “loggerhead” is “blockhead,” a stupid person or dolt. Possibly this meaning led to the phrase “at loggerheads,” with the idea that only dolts would engage in a quarrel. Shakespeare used the word as an adjective in The Taming of the Shrew (4.1): “You loggerheaded and unpolish’d grooms.” The full current expression appeared in the late seventeenth century.loggerhead
loggerhead: see sea turtlesea turtle,
name for several species of large marine turtles found in tropical and subtropical oceans. These turtles are modified for life in the ocean by having flipperlike forelimbs without toes and lightweight shells. Their heads are too large to be withdrawn into the shell.
..... Click the link for more information. .loggerhead1. a large-headed turtle, Caretta caretta, occurring in most seas: family Chelonidae 2. loggerhead shrike a North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, having a grey head and body, black-and-white wings and tail, and black facial stripe 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 loggerhead
Synonyms for loggerheadnoun a stupid personSynonyms- blockhead
- bonehead
- dumbass
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fuckhead
- hammerhead
- knucklehead
- lunkhead
- muttonhead
- numskull
- shithead
Related Words- dolt
- dullard
- pillock
- poor fish
- pudden-head
- pudding head
- stupe
- stupid
- stupid person
noun very large carnivorous sea turtleSynonyms- Caretta caretta
- loggerhead turtle
Related Words- marine turtle
- sea turtle
- Caretta
- genus Caretta
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