loggerheads
noun/ˈlɒɡəhedz/
/ˈlɔːɡərhedz/
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally referring to a foolish person): from dialect logger ‘block of wood for hobbling a horse’ + head.
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See loggerheads in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryat loggerheads (with somebody) (over something)
- in strong disagreement
- The two governments are still at loggerheads over the island.
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