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loggerhead
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log·ger·head  (lôgr-hd, lgr-)
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. A blockhead; a dolt.
b. A disproportionately large head.
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 [ˈlɒgəˌhɛd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called loggerhead turtle a large-headed turtle, Caretta caretta, occurring in most seas: family Chelonidae
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Engineering / Tools) a tool consisting of a large metal sphere attached to a long handle, used for warming liquids, melting tar, etc.
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a strong round upright post in a whaleboat for belaying the line of a harpoon
5. Archaic or dialect a blockhead; dunce
at loggerheads engaged in dispute or confrontation
[probably from dialect logger wooden block + head]
loggerheaded  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.loggerheadloggerhead - 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.loggerheadloggerhead - 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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While hiking, canoeing, kayaking, or eating a picnic lunch, watch for Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtles, loggerhead shrikes, pileated woodpeckers, Seminole bats, and spotted salamanders.
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