loggerhead
[ law-ger-hed, log-er- ]
/ ˈlɔ gərˌhɛd, ˈlɒg ər- /
noun
a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
a ball or bulb of iron with a long handle, used, after being heated, to melt tar, heat liquids, etc.
a rounded post, in the stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is passed.
a circular inkwell having a broad, flat base.
Idioms for loggerhead
at loggerheads,
engaged in a disagreement or dispute; quarreling: They were at loggerheads over the distribution of funds.
Origin of loggerhead
1580–90;
logger block of wood (first attested alone in 18th century) +
head
OTHER WORDS FROM loggerhead
log·ger·head·ed, adjectiveWords nearby loggerhead
logasthenia,
logbook,
loge,
loggan stone,
logger,
loggerhead,
loggerhead shrike,
loggerhead turtle,
loggerheads,
loggets,
loggia
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British Dictionary definitions for loggerhead
loggerhead
/ (ˈlɒɡəˌhɛd) /
noun
Also called: loggerhead turtle
a large-headed turtle, Caretta caretta, occurring in most seas: family Chelonidae
loggerhead shrike
a North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, having a grey head and body, black-and-white wings and tail, and black facial stripe
a tool consisting of a large metal sphere attached to a long handle, used for warming liquids, melting tar, etc
a strong round upright post in a whaleboat for belaying the line of a harpoon
archaic, or dialect
a blockhead; dunce
at loggerheads
engaged in dispute or confrontation
Derived forms of loggerhead
loggerheaded, adjectiveWord Origin for loggerhead
C16: probably from dialect
logger wooden block +
head