heavy spar
noun Mineralogy.
Origin of heavy spar
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby heavy spar
heavy nitrogen,
heavy oil,
heavy oxygen,
heavy particle,
heavy petting,
heavy spar,
heavy water,
heavy-bearded,
heavy-duty,
heavy-footed,
heavy-handed
Example sentences from the Web for heavy spar
There is at the Warm Springs a thriving mill for crushing and pulverizing barites, known vulgarly as heavy-spar.
On Horseback |Charles Dudley Warner