loggerhead
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log·ger·head
(lô'gər-hĕd', lŏg'ər-) 
n.
n.
- 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 blockhead; a dolt.
- A disproportionately large head.
at loggerheads
- Engaged in a dispute: The question of car privileges put Sam and his parents at loggerheads.
[Probably dialectal logger, wooden block (probably from LOG1) + HEAD.]
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IN BRIEF: Dumbbells; (with at) state of strong, antagonistic disagreement.
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Idioms
- An insult; referring to someone as a "loggerhead" was a formerly common way of calling them an idiot
- To be "at loggerheads" means to be in a controversy or dispute with no obvious resolution
Locations
- Loggerhead Key, the largest islet in the Dry Tortugas, Florida
- Loggerheads, Denbighshire, a village in Denbighshire, Wales
- Loggerheads, Staffordshire, a small village in north Staffordshire, England
- Loggerheads and Whitmore ward, a ward in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Fauna and flora
- Loggerhead musk turtle, the turtle Sternotherus minor
- Loggerhead sea turtle, the sea turtle Caretta caretta
- Loggerhead Shrike, the passerine bird Lanius ludovicianus
- Loggerhead, an English Midlands term for Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and Cornflower (C. cyanus)
- (The) Loggerheads, an English Midlands toponym of meadows where these Centaurea grow or grew in abundance
- Loggerheads, the heraldic term for leopards' faces, e.g., on the coat of arms of Shropshire (England) and its county town, Shrewsbury
Media
- Loggerheads (film), a 2005 film written and directed by Tim Kirkman
- Loggerheads (TV series), a popular 1997 German-made cartoon about Vikings, broadcast in different countries
- Loggerheads (1993), an album by Canadian punk band D.O.A.
Other
- Loggerhead (tool), two iron balls attached by an iron rod used by shipbuilders to melt pitch
- Loggerhead Inc., a software development firm located in Washington, DC.
- USS Loggerhead (SS-374), a Balao-class submarine, named for the sea turtle, laid down and launched in 1944
References
- Duignan, William H. (1902): Notes on Staffordshire Place Names. Oxford University Press.
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Loggerhead
Dansk (Danish)
n. - fæhoved, langskaftet redskab med smeltehoved for tjære, karetteskildpadde
idioms:
- at loggerheads være på kant med hinanden, ryge i totterne på hinanden
Nederlands (Dutch)
domkop, dikkoppige zeeschildpad, klauwier (vogel, V.S.), harpoenkluwer, ijzeren bol voor verhitten van teer
Français (French)
n. - andouille
idioms:
- at loggerheads en désaccord, être en désaccord avec
Deutsch (German)
n. - primitiver, im Feuer erhitzter Tauchsieder, Dummkopf, (zo.) Unechte Karettschildkröte, (zo.) Schafskopfwürger
idioms:
- at loggerheads zerstritten
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πισσοθερμαντική (σφαιρική) χύτρα
idioms:
- at loggerheads σε διαμάχη, στα μαχαίρια
idioms:
- at loggerheads in lite
Português (Portuguese)
n. - palerma (m) (f)
idioms:
- at loggerheads em desavença
Русский (Russian)
болван, несоразмерно большая голова
idioms:
- at loggerheads быть в ссоре с кем-л.
Español (Spanish)
n. - imbécil, estúpido
idioms:
- at loggerheads estar a mal o disgustado o a matar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lod (långskaftat redskap med kula som värms och används för smältning av tjära), (zool.) havsköldpadda, oäkta karettsköldpadda, snappsköldpadda, träskalle, dumhuvud
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
笨蛋, 红海龟, 铁头棒
idioms:
- at loggerheads 不和, 相争
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 笨蛋, 紅海龜, 鐵頭棒
idioms:
- at loggerheads 不和, 相爭
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 바보, 붉은 바다거북, 철구봉
idioms:
- at loggerheads 말다툼하여, 싸우고
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ウミガメ, 綱掛け柱
idioms:
- at loggerheads 仲たがいして
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الأبله, المغفل, رأس, ضخم, ضخمه الرأس, سلحفاة, كرة حديديه تذيب القطران بعد تسخينها
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מוט ברזל מלובן עם כדור בקצהו להמסת זפת, צב ים בעל ראש גדול, חנקן - ציפור ירוקה, שחורה ולבנה הנמצאת בדרום ארה"ב ובמקסיקו, טיפש, מטומטם
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