quarry

[Quar·ry]

Both meanings of quarry have to do with going after something. An animal being hunted is called quarry, and when you dig a hole in the earth looking for rocks, both the digging and the hole are called quarry as well.

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Same as 1st Quarrel.

Noun
animal hunted or caught for food

Noun
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry'' is `stone pit''"

Noun
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"

Verb
extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble"

n.
Same as 1st Quarrel.

a.
Quadrate; square.

n.
A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.

n.
A heap of game killed.

n.
The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.

v. i.
To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.

n.
A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a).

v. t.
To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

Quarry

Quar"ry , n. [OE. quarre, OF. quarr'82 square, F. carr'82, from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quarrel an arrow.] Same as 1st Quarrel. [Obs.] Fairfax.

Quarry

Quar"ry, a. [OF. quarr'82.] Quadrate; square. [Obs.]

Quarry

Quar"ry, n.; pl. Quarries . [OE. querre, OF. cuiri'82e, F. cur'82e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L. corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the akin of the beast. See Cuirass.] 1. (a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds. (b) A heap of game killed. 2. The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks. "The stone-dead quarry." Spenser.

The wily quarry shunned the shock.

Quarry

Quar"ry, v. i. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. L'Estrange.

Quarry

Quar"ry, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri'8are, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See Quadrate.] A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a).

Quarry

Quar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying.] To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

Same as 1st Quarrel.

Quadrate; square.

A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.

To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.

A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a).

To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

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