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loggerhead
log·ger·head / ˈlôgərˌhed; ˈlägər-/ • n. 1. (also loggerhead turtle) a reddish-brown turtle (Caretta caretta, family Cheloniidae) with a very large head, occurring chiefly in warm seas. 2. (also loggerhead shrike) a widespread North American shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), having mainly gray plumage with a black eyestripe, wings, and tail. 3. archaic a foolish person. PHRASES: at loggerheads in violent dispute or disagreement: council was at loggerheads with the government. |
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"loggerhead." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "loggerhead." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-loggerhead.html "loggerhead." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-loggerhead.html |
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1. The wooden bitt in the stern of a whaling boat around which the harpoon line was controlled as it ran out after striking a whale in the days when harpoons were launched by hand. 2. A ball of iron attached to a long handle used for melting tar or pitch. The ball was heated in a fire to red heat and then plunged into the tar or pitch bucket. |
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"loggerhead." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "loggerhead." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-loggerhead.html "loggerhead." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-loggerhead.html |
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Caretta caretta
Caretta caretta (loggerhead turtle) See CHELONIIDAE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Caretta caretta." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Caretta caretta." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Carettacaretta.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Caretta caretta." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Carettacaretta.html |
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loggerhead turtle
loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) See CHELONIIDAE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "loggerhead turtle." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "loggerhead turtle." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-loggerheadturtle.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "loggerhead turtle." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-loggerheadturtle.html |
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loggerhead
loggerhead see sea turtle . |
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"loggerhead." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "loggerhead." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-loggerhe.html "loggerhead." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-loggerhe.html |
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loggerhead
loggerhead •abed, ahead, bed, behead, Birkenhead, bled, bread, bred, coed, cred, crossbred, dead, dread, Ed, embed, Enzed, fed, fled, Fred, gainsaid, head, infrared, ked, lead, led, Med, misled, misread, Ned, outspread, premed, pure-bred, read, red, redd, said, samoyed, shed, shred, sked, sled, sped, Spithead, spread, stead, ted, thread, tread, underbred, underfed, wed
•trackbed • flatbed • deathbed
•airbed • daybed • seabed
•reed bed, seedbed
•sickbed • childbed • hotbed • roadbed
•footbed • sunbed • sofa bed
•waterbed • feather bed • breastfed
•dripfed • spoonfed • Szeged
•blackhead
•cathead, fathead, Flathead
•masthead
•bedhead, deadhead, redhead
•egghead
•airhead, stairhead
•railhead • maidenhead • Gateshead
•beachhead • greenhead • meathead
•bighead • bridgehead
•dickhead, thickhead
•pinhead, skinhead
•pithead • Holyhead • sleepyhead
•fountainhead • whitehead • godhead
•blockhead
•drophead, hophead, mophead
•hothead • hogshead
•sorehead, warhead
•Roundhead • bonehead • arrowhead
•bullhead • wooden-head • sub-head
•bulkhead
•chucklehead, knucklehead
•drumhead • muttonhead • spearhead
•go-ahead • dunderhead • figurehead
•loggerhead • hammerhead
•letterhead • bobsled • cirriped • biped
•moped • quadruped
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"loggerhead." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "loggerhead." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-loggerhead.html "loggerhead." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-loggerhead.html |
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