loggerhead
n. 傻瓜, 笨蛋
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A stupid person; a blockhead, a dolt.
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A metal tool consisting of a long rod with a bulbous end that is made hot in a fire, then plunged into some material (such as pitch or a liquid) to melt or heat it.
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A post on a whaling boat used to secure the harpoon rope.
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A thistle-like flowering plant of the genus Centaurea, particularly the common knapweed (Centaurea nigra).
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Used as the name of various animals with large heads.
The loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus), a bird endemic to the Caribbean and West Indies.
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Used as the name of various animals with large heads.
The rufous-tailed flycatcher (Myiarchus validus), a bird endemic to Jamaica.
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Used as the name of various animals with large heads.
The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), a bird endemic to North America.
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Used as the name of various animals with large heads.
The loggerhead sea turtle or loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), an oceanic turtle found throughout the world.
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Used as the name of various animals with large heads.
The loggerhead musk turtle (Sternotherus minor), a large-headed turtle endemic to the United States.
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Used as the name of various animals with large heads.
The loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus; formerly Tachyeres cinereus), a species of steamer duck endemic to the Falkland Islands.
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From logger (“(dialectal) heavy wooden block secured to a horse's leg to prevent it from straying”) + head. Logger was apparently coined because its sound connotes a clumsy, heavy object; compare log (“trunk of a dead tree; bulky piece of wood”).
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