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loggerheads. 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.
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’.
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.
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.
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.
at loggerheads. Engaged in a head-on dispute: “Labor and management are at loggerheads in this affair, and it may be some time before they can negotiate a settlement.”. Discover More.
Definition of loggerheads noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Loggerheads definition: . See examples of LOGGERHEADS used in a sentence.
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Loggerhead definition: a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.. See examples of LOGGERHEAD used in a sentence.
