Loggerhead (tool)
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A loggerhead is a type of tool
consisting of a ball or bulb (for example, of iron) which would be heated up attached to a long handle. Used to heat or melt liquids, it was formerly a fairly common tool, for example loggerheads were used by shipbuilders to melt pitch
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Tool
A tool is a device that can be used to produce an item or achieve a task, but that is not consumed in the process. Informally the word is also used to describe a procedure or process with a specific purpose. Tools that are used in particular fields or activities may have different designations such...
consisting of a ball or bulb (for example, of iron) which would be heated up attached to a long handle. Used to heat or melt liquids, it was formerly a fairly common tool, for example loggerheads were used by shipbuilders to melt pitch
Pitch (resin)
Pitch is the name for any of a number of viscoelastic, solid polymers. Pitch can be made from petroleum products or plants. Petroleum-derived pitch is also called bitumen. Pitch produced from plants is also known as resin. Products made from plant resin are also known as rosin.Pitch was...
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