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Definition of At loggerheads
1. Adjective. In a dispute or confrontation. "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
Definition of At loggerheads
1. Adjective. (figuratively) unable to agree; opposing ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of At Loggerheads
Literary usage of At loggerheads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Loyal West Virginia from 1861 to 1865: With an Introductory Chapter on the by Theodore F. Lang (1895)
"Wise and Floyd at Loggerheads.—Rosecrans at Big Sewell Mountain.—In Winter Quarters
at Gauley Bridge and Vicinity.—The Cheat Mountain District. ..."
2. The Canadian Rebellion of 1837 by David Breakenridge Read (1896)
"... to Electors in Montreal—Claim of LC Assembly—Legislative Council and Assembly
at Loggerheads—Colonial Office Endeavours to Heal Differences—Constitution ..."
3. Letters on International Relations Before and During the War of 1870 by Karl Abel (1871)
"RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA at loggerheads. Berlin, January 8, 1868. WHILE the French
Government wish us to believe that the Conference has not been given up after ..."