QUARRY

prey, quarry

(noun) animal hunted or caught for food

pit, quarry, stone pit

(noun) a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; “a British term for ‘quarry’ is ‘stone pit’”

prey, quarry, target, fair game

(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”

quarry

(verb) extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; “quarry marble”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

quarry (plural quarries)

(mining) A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.

Synonyms

• delf

Verb

quarry (third-person singular simple present quarries, present participle quarrying, simple past and past participle quarried)

(transitive) To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.

(figuratively, transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.

Synonyms

• (obtain stone by extraction): mine

• (extract by searching): dig, dig up, unearth

Etymology 2

Noun

quarry (countable and uncountable, plural quarries)

(uncountable, obsolete) A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.

(uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.

(countable) An object of search or pursuit.

Synonyms

• mark

• prey

• target

Verb

quarry (third-person singular simple present quarries, present participle quarrying, simple past and past participle quarried)

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

Etymology 3

Noun

quarry (plural quarries)

A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.

Source: Wiktionary

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Quar"ry, n. Etym: [OE. quarre, OF. quarré square, F. carré, from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quarrel an arrow.]

Definition: Same as 1st Quarrel. [Obs.] Fairfax.

Quar"ry, a. Etym: [OF. quarré.]

Definition: Quadrate; square. [Obs.]

Quar"ry, n.; pl. Quarries. Etym: [OE. querre, OF. cuiriée, F. curée, 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. Sir W. Scott.

Quar"ry, v. i.

Definition: To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. L'Estrange.

Quar"ry, n. Etym: [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carrière, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See Quadrate.]

Definition: 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).

Quar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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