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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of loggerhead form-of, plural
2. 2
   Fisticuffs; fighting.
3. 3
   The knapweed. dialectal

   "Loggerheads is a local term for a harmless plant called the knapweed (centaurea nigra) […]"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7336).
2. 2
   A small village in Llanferres community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1962).

Synonyms

All synonyms

blockheadboneheadduncedunderheadhammerheadknucklehead

Example

More examples

"She's at loggerheads with her mother."

Related phrases

at loggerheads

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