QUARRY


Meaning of QUARRY in English

adj quadrate; square.

2. quarry ·noun a heap of game killed.

3. quarry ·noun ·same·as 1st quarrel.

4. quarry ·vi to secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.

5. quarry ·vt to dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

6. quarry ·noun a part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.

7. quarry ·noun the object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.

8. quarry ·noun 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).

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