loggerhead turtle

Variant of loggerhead

loggerhead definition

log·ger·head (lôg′ər hed′, läg′-)

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 turtle
  3. Dialectal a stupid fellow; blockhead

Etymology: dial. logger, heavy block of wood (< log) + head

loggerhead Idioms

at loggerheads

in disagreement; quarreling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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