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heavy earth

British  

noun

  1. another name for barium oxide

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And, as two people with heavy earth sign placements, it nearly was.

From Los Angeles Times

No sooner did we cover my mothers remains with heavy earth than John Aycliffe, the steward of the manor, appeared outside the cemetery walls.

From Literature

Hertz, the No. 2 U.S. car rental company behind privately owned Enterprise Rent-A-Car, has been under pressure from investors to shed the business, which rents equipment ranging from small tools to heavy earth movers.

From Reuters

And in the nights the heavy Earth, too, falls From out the stars into the Solitude.

From Project Gutenberg

The officers all had heavy earth barricades built in front of their tents, and these furnished fairly good protection.

From Project Gutenberg