loggerhead

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Synonyms: loggerheaded, niggerhead, loggerheads

Antonyms: loggerheaded, niggerhead, loggerheads

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[stupid]] person; a [[blockhead]], a [[dolt]].
2. A [[metal]] [[tool#Noun|tool]] [[consist]]ing of a [[long#Adjective|long]] [[rod]] with a [[bulbous]] [[end#Noun|end]] that is made [[hot#Adjective|hot]] in a [[fire#Noun|fire]], then [[plunge#Verb|plunged]] into some [[material#Noun|material]] (such as [[pitch#Noun|pitch]] or a [[liquid]]) to [[melt#Verb|melt]] or [[heat#Verb|heat]] it.
3. {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[post#Noun|post]] on a [[whaling#Noun|whaling]] [[boat]] used to [[secure]] the [[harpoon#Noun|harpoon]] [[rope#Noun|rope]].
4. {{lb|en|Midlands|dialectal|often|in the plural}} A [[thistle]]-like [[flowering#Adjective|flowering]] [[plant#Noun|plant]] of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Centaurea|genus}}, particularly the {{vern|common knapweed}} ({{taxlink|Centaurea nigra|species}}).
5. {{non-gloss|Used as the name of various [[animal]]s with large [[head#Noun|heads]].}}
6. {{lb|en|Shropshire}} the [[head]] of a [[leopard]], as commonly seen on the [[flag]] of [[Shropshire]]

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