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   Quar·ry

   /ˈkwôrē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted: "a limestone quarry"

   verb

   • 1. extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry: "limestone is quarried for use in blast furnaces"
   • ▪ cut into (rock or ground) to obtain stone or other materials: "the hillside had been quarried for many years"

   Word Origin Middle English: from a variant of medieval Latin quareria, from Old French quarriere, based on Latin quadrum ‘a square’. The verb dates from the late 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. quarrier noun

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   What does mining & quarrying mean?

   • 1. (Mining & Quarrying) an open surface excavation for the extraction of building stone, slate, marble, etc, by drilling, blasting, or cutting 3. (Mining & Quarrying) to extract (stone, slate, etc) from or as if from a quarry 4. (Mining & Quarrying) ( tr) to excavate a quarry in

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   What is a hunter's quarry?

   • The word for a hunter's quarry can be traced back to a ceremony that was once part of every successful hunt. The hounds used for chasing the game were rewarded after the kill by being allowed to eat part of the dead animal, which was given to them on a piece of hide.

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   What does quarry mean?

   • The meaning of QUARRY is game; specifically : game hunted with hawks. How to use quarry in a sentence.

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   What does quarey mean in English?

   • Middle English quarey, an altered form of quarrere "a place for digging stones for use in building," from Latin quadrus "hewn stone," literally, "squared stone," from Latin quadrum "a square" The quarry a hunter chases is not related to the quarry that supplies building stones.

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   Learn the meaning of quarry as a noun and a verb in English, with examples of how to use it in different contexts. Quarry can refer to a hole in the ground where stone is dug, a person or animal being hunted, or the act of digging stone.

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   Definitions of quarry. noun. animal hunted or caught for food. synonyms: prey. see more. noun. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence. synonyms: fair game, prey, target. see more. noun. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate. synonyms: pit, stone pit.

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   Quarry definition: an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.. See examples of QUARRY used in a sentence.

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    Quarry can be a noun meaning a place where stone is dug out of a hole in the ground, or a verb meaning to dig stone out of a quarry. See examples, synonyms and translations of quarry in different languages.