Definition of loggerhead
1 chiefly dialectal a : blockheadb : head; especially : a disproportionately large head
2a : a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate watersb : alligator snapping turtle
3 : an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
at loggerheads
: in or into a state of quarrelsome disagreement
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Examples of loggerhead in a Sentence
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
Illustration of loggerhead
Origin and Etymology of loggerhead
probably from English dialect logger block of wood + English head
First Known Use: 1588
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: a very large sea turtle found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean
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