quarrying
         n 1: the extraction of building stone or slate from an open
               surface quarry

English Dictionary: queerness	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
queerness n a strange attitude or habit [syn: oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness, crotchet] a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex Synonym(s): homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Queerness \Queer"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being queer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Query \Que"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Queried}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Querying}.]       1. To put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to             inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to             query the motive or the fact.          2. To address questions to; to examine by questions.          3. To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.          4. To write [bd] query[b8] (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a             doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See {Qu[91]re}.