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- DictionaryLog·ger·head/ˈlôɡərˌhed/
noun
- 1. a reddish-brown turtle with a very large head, occurring chiefly in warm seas.
- 2. a widespread North American shrike, having mainly gray plumage with a black eyestripe, wings, and tail.
Add to word list. a type of turtle (= an animal living in or near water with a thick shell covering its body) that has a very large head: Loggerhead turtles are named for their large heads that support powerful jaw muscles, allowing them to crush hard-shelled prey like clams.
noun. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence. synonyms: blockhead, bonehead, dunce, dunderhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull. see more.
4 days ago · noun. 1. a long-handled tool with a ball, or bulb, at the end, used when heated to melt tar, heat liquids, etc. 2. any of a genus ( Caretta, family Cheloniidae) of sea turtles with a hard shell and a large head. : also loggerhead turtle. 3. Dialectal. a stupid fellow; blockhead.
n. 1. a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead. 2. loggerhead turtle. 3. loggerhead shrike. 4. a ball or bulb of iron with a long handle, used, after being heated, to melt tar, heat liquids, etc. Idioms: at loggerheads, in conflict; quarreling.
See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. loggerhead has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. birds (mid 1600s) horse racing (mid 1600s) nautical (mid 1600s) economics and commerce (late 1700s) whaling (1840s) quoits (1870s)
loggerhead shrike. 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.
noun. 1. a long-handled tool with a ball, or bulb, at the end, used when heated to melt tar, heat liquids, etc. 2. any of a genus ( Caretta, family Cheloniidae) of sea turtles with a hard shell and a large head. : also loggerhead turtle. 3. Dialectal. a stupid fellow; blockhead. Idioms: at loggerheads.
