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Old 03-Jul-2007, 05:44
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Default Re: Loggerheads

According to Oxford, it could be used as a weapon:
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— PHRASES at loggerheads in irreconcilable dispute or disagreement. perhaps from a use of loggerhead in an obsolete sense long-handled iron instrument for heating liquids (when wielded as a weapon).
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