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log·ger·head

(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.]
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loggerhead

(ˈlɒɡəˌhɛd)
n
1. (Animals) Also called: loggerhead turtle a large-headed turtle, Caretta caretta, occurring in most seas: family Chelonidae
2. (Animals) 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. (Tools) a tool consisting of a large metal sphere attached to a long handle, used for warming liquids, melting tar, etc
4. (Fishing) a strong round upright post in a whaleboat for belaying the line of a harpoon
5. archaic or dialect a blockhead; dunce
6. at loggerheads engaged in dispute or confrontation
[C16: probably from dialect logger wooden block + head]
ˈloggerˌheaded adj
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log•ger•head

(ˈlɔ gərˌhɛd, ˈlɒg ər-)

n.
1. a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
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.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:loggerhead - a stupid person]loggerhead - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
2. [画像:loggerhead - very large carnivorous sea turtle]loggerhead - very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
marine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
Caretta, genus Caretta - loggerhead turtles
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