Associations to the word «Loggerhead»

Wiktionary

LOGGERHEAD, noun. A tool consisting of a rod with a bulbous end, used once made hot in a fire for the purpose of heating liquids that it is plunged into.
LOGGERHEAD, noun. (nautical) A post on a whaling boat used to secure the harpoon rope
LOGGERHEAD, noun. The loggerhead turtle
LOGGERHEAD, noun. The loggerhead shrike
LOGGERHEAD, noun. (obsolete) A dolt or blockhead
LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, noun. A large, carnivorous, marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas
LOGGERHEAD TURTLES, noun. Plural of loggerhead turtle

Dictionary definition

LOGGERHEAD, noun. A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence.
LOGGERHEAD, noun. Very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley