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sands [sanz]
(mining engineering)
The coarser and heavier particles of crushed ore, of such size that they settle readily in water and may be leached by allowing the solution to percolate.
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I awoke early on the third morning after my return from Ashby Park--the sun was shining through the blind, and I thought how pleasant it would be to pass through the quiet town and take a solitary ramble on the sands while half the world was in bed.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
However, after a very uneasy voyage, in which we were often in danger of being dashed against the rocks, or thrown upon the sands by the rapidity of the current, and suffered the utmost distress for want of water, I landed at Daman, a place about twenty leagues distant from Bazaim.
A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context
Only a few sands now remained in the half-hour glass.
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