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- phrase figuratively unable to
agree ;opposing
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- adjective in a dispute or confrontation
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reesetee commented on the word at loggerheads
A loggerhead was an iron ball attached to a long handle. The instrument was used for driving caulking into seams--and occasionally for use in a fight. Men who were at loggerheads were in the midst of such a fight.
December 10, 2007