单词 | loggerhead |
释义 | loggerhead[ law-ger-hed, log-er- ] / ˈlɔ gərˌhɛd, ˈlɒg ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR loggerhead ON THESAURUS.COM nouna thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead. loggerhead turtle. 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. a circular inkwell having a broad, flat base. Idioms for loggerheadat loggerheads, engaged in a disagreement or dispute; quarreling: They were at loggerheads over the distribution of funds. Origin of loggerhead1580–90; logger block of wood (first attested alone in 18th century) + head OTHER WORDS FROM loggerheadlog·ger·head·ed, adjectiveWords nearby loggerheadlogbook, log chip, loge, loggan stone, logger, loggerhead, loggerheads, loggerhead shrike, loggerhead turtle, loggets, loggia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loggerheadBritish Dictionary definitions for loggerheadloggerhead / (ˈlɒɡəˌhɛd) / nounAlso called: loggerhead turtle a large-headed turtle, Caretta caretta, occurring in most seas: family Chelonidae loggerhead shrike a North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, having a grey head and body, black-and-white wings and tail, and black facial stripe a tool consisting of a large metal sphere attached to a long handle, used for warming liquids, melting tar, etc a strong round upright post in a whaleboat for belaying the line of a harpoon archaic, or dialect a blockhead; dunce at loggerheads engaged in dispute or confrontation Derived forms of loggerheadloggerheaded, adjectiveWord Origin for loggerheadC16: probably from dialect logger wooden block + head Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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