loggerheads

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Scope note
Iron tools consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball-like or bulblike end that is heated to melt tar or to warm liquids. Most commonly used by shipbuilders to melt pitch.
loggerheads
Accepted term: 01-Dec-2025