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English Dictionary: quarry	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for quarry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quarry n 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" Synonym(s): prey, quarry, target, fair game a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" Synonym(s): pit, quarry, stone pit animal hunted or caught for food Synonym(s): prey, quarry v extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. i. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. --L'Estrange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri[8a]re, 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) .
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]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarry \Quar"ry\, a. [OF. quarr[82].] Quadrate; square. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarry \Quar"ry\, n.; pl. {Quarries}. [OE. querre, OF. cuiri[82]e, F. cur[82]e, 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. [bd]The stone-dead quarry.[b8] --Spenser. The wily quarry shunned the shock. --Sir W. Scott.