that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Leaders remain at loggerheads over how to proceed, with rank-and-file negotiations making little headway so far.—Al Weaver, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025 Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress, and Democrats remained at loggerheads over the terms of a funding deal as the government shutdown dragged on to its sixth day.—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025 These shrikes are smaller than robins but have large, blocky heads, hence the name loggerhead.—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025 But Florida is a nesting destination for endangered or threatened sea turtles, including loggerheads, green turtles, leatherbacks and Kemp’s Ridley turtles, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports.—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loggerhead
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Etymology
probably from English dialect logger block of wood + English head
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