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Webster 1913 Edition


Loggerheads

Log′ger-headsˊ

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Noun.
(Bot.)
The knapweed.

Definition 2024


loggerheads

loggerheads

English

Noun

loggerheads

  1. plural of loggerhead
  2. (plural only) Fisticuffs; fighting.
  3. (dialect) The knapweed.
    • Arnold Bennett, The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
      Loggerheads is a local term for a harmless plant called the knapweed (centaurea nigra) []

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