n.
Pronunciation: ' kwo ̇ r- ē , ' kwär-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural quarries
Etymology: Middle English quirre, querre entrails of game given to the hounds, from Anglo-French cureie, quereie, from quir, cuir skin, hide (on which the entrails were placed), from Latin corium ― more at CUIRASS
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : a heap of the game killed in a hunt
2 : GAME specifically : game hunted with hawks
3 : one that is sought or pursued : PREY