单词 | loggerhead |
释义 | loggerhead —loggerheaded, adj. /law"geuhr hed', log"euhr-/, n. 1. a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead. 2. See loggerhead turtle. 3. See loggerhead shrike. 4. a ball or bulb of iron with a long handle, used, after being heated, to melt tar, heat liquids, etc. 5. a rounded post, in the stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is passed. 6. a circular inkwell having a broad, flat base. 7. at loggerheads, engaged in a disagreement or dispute; quarreling: They were at loggerheads over the distribution of funds. [1580-90; logger block of wood (first attested alone in 18th century) + HEAD] |
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