that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Each juvenile loggerhead was exposed to two distinct magnetic fields.—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025 Madrid is currently at loggerheads with the league, its president Javier Tebas and referees over match officiating, which Atletico hasn’t wasted the opportunity to poke fun at online.—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 Now, Mischief the 140-pound loggerhead sea turtle is back in the wild.—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025 Baby loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loggerhead
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Etymology
probably from English dialect logger block of wood + English head
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