heavy spar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of heavy spar
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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A mixture of two parts of heavy spar and one of the plumbous compound.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
Barium occurs chiefly in the form of barytes or heavy spar, BaSO4, and witherite, BaCO3, and to a less extent in baryto-calcite, baryto-celestine, and various complex silicates.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
Jimmy moved his wheel another spoke, and sail and heavy spar swung over, while the Cetacea, coming round, buried her lee deck in the sea.
From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold
On feeling about we soon discovered a man, his body pressed down on the deck by a heavy spar, and partly concealed by the canvas.
From Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler by Durden, James
The Kentucky galena cannot be economically separated from the containing heavy spar.
From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Hoskin, Arthur J.
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