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noun [ plural ] uk / ˈlɒɡ.ə.hedz / us / ˈlɑː.ɡɚ.hedz / be at loggerheads (with someone) Add to word list. to strongly disagree (with someone): The party is at loggerheads with the president over public spending. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. agent provocateur. alienated. argue with someone. argumentatively.
a. : a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters. b. : 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.
A ‘logger-head’ was literally a ‘block-head’. A logger was a thick block of timber which was fastened to a horse’s leg to prevent it from running away. In the 17th century, a loggerhead was also recorded as ‘an iron instrument with a long handle used for melting pitch and for heating liquids’.
When two stubborn people are arguing about something, they're at loggerheads. If you want pizza for dinner and your sister wants falafel and you both refuse to compromise, you're at loggerheads.
Definition of loggerheads noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. loggerhead. / ˈlɒɡəˌhɛd /.
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noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of LOGGERHEADS. at loggerheads. : in a state of strong disagreement. The two nations are at loggerheads (with each other) over agricultural issues. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. LOGGERHEADS meaning: in a state of strong disagreement.
loggerheads. plural noun. at loggerheads quarrelling, opposed, feuding, at odds, estranged, in dispute, at each other's throats, at daggers drawn, at enmity Dentists and the health department have been at loggerheads over fees.
