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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
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that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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The two companies are at loggerheads over their partnership, notes the Wall Street Journal.
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Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
An endangered loggerhead sea turtle got lost while nesting on a beach and ended up stuck in someone’s swimming pool, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Some Republicans are at loggerheads over certain provisions, such as the state and local tax deduction, known as SALT, with House lawmakers pushing for a bigger deduction than in the Senate.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 26 June 2025
Dilly Dally, a loggerhead turtle whose front flipper was amputated after surviving a run-in with a predator, has been released from a Florida animal hospital back into the Atlantic Ocean.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 June 2025
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Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
An endangered loggerhead sea turtle got lost while nesting on a beach and ended up stuck in someone’s swimming pool, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Some Republicans are at loggerheads over certain provisions, such as the state and local tax deduction, known as SALT, with House lawmakers pushing for a bigger deduction than in the Senate.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 26 June 2025
Dilly Dally, a loggerhead turtle whose front flipper was amputated after surviving a run-in with a predator, has been released from a Florida animal hospital back into the Atlantic Ocean.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 June 2025
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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