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loggerhead

log·ger·head [ lóggər hèd ] (plural log·ger·heads)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. zoology 
Same as  loggerhead turtle


2. birds 
Same as  loggerhead shrike


3. tool for hot liquids: a tool consisting of a ball or bulb on a long handle that can be heated and used to melt pitch

[Late 16th century. Probably <logger "block for hobbling a horse" <log1]

at loggerheads involved in a quarrel or feud

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