— loggerheaded , adj.
/law"geuhr hed', log"euhr-/ , n.
1. a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
2. See loggerhead turtle .
3. See loggerhead shrike .
4. a ball or bulb of iron with a long handle, used, after being heated, to melt tar, heat liquids, etc.
5. a rounded post, in the stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is passed.
6. a circular inkwell having a broad, flat base.
7. at loggerheads , engaged in a disagreement or dispute; quarreling: They were at loggerheads over the distribution of funds.
[ 1580-90; logger block of wood (first attested alone in 18th century) + HEAD ]