loggerhead
noun
- a long-handled tool with a ball, or bulb, at the end, used when heated to melt tar, heat liquids, etc.
- any of a genus (Caretta, family Cheloniidae) of sea turtles with a hard shell and a large head
- Dialectal a stupid fellow; blockhead
See loggerhead in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lôˈgər-hĕdˌ, lŏgˈər-)
noun- A loggerhead turtle.
- An iron tool consisting of a long handle with a bulbous end, used when heated to melt tar or warm liquids.
- Nautical A post on a whaleboat used to secure the harpoon rope.
- Informal
a. A blockhead; a dolt.
b. A disproportionately large head.
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