loggerhead
Americannoun
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a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
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a ball or bulb of iron with a long handle, used, after being heated, to melt tar, heat liquids, etc.
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a rounded post, in the stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is passed.
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a circular inkwell having a broad, flat base.
idioms
noun
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Also called: loggerhead turtle. a large-headed turtle, Caretta caretta, occurring in most seas: family Chelonidae
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a North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, having a grey head and body, black-and-white wings and tail, and black facial stripe
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a tool consisting of a large metal sphere attached to a long handle, used for warming liquids, melting tar, etc
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a strong round upright post in a whaleboat for belaying the line of a harpoon
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archaic a blockhead; dunce
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engaged in dispute or confrontation
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of loggerhead
1580–90; logger block of wood (first attested alone in 18th century) + head
Vocabulary lists containing loggerhead
Example Sentences
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According to the Justice Department, Do and an accomplice tried to export 292 loggerhead musk turtles to Taiwan.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
The spokesperson said not all sea life centres were experienced or had the facilities to rehabilitate loggerhead turtles - but Hunstanton was one of them.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
For example, non-native feral hogs are now major predators of loggerhead sea turtle eggs along the Georgia coast, USA, while coyotes in eastern North America are expanding onto coastal barrier islands, altering those ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
“We’ve lost thousands of imperiled loggerhead sea turtles because Mexico has done almost nothing to protect them,” said Alejandro Olivera, a senior scientist and Mexico representative at the Center for Biological Diversity.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
I was glad to see that the water was okay, especially when a big loggerhead turtle bobbed up to the surface.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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