The Only Use of "ponderous" in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

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The Only Use

ponderous
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(Edited)

But soft you, the fair Ophelia: Ope not thy ponderous and marble jaws, But get thee to a nunnery—go!
Chpt 21

ponderous = very large

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(1) (ponderous)
large or of great weight; or slow and unwieldy -- especially because of size

or

boring -- especially because of length
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)