quarry

¹quar·ry

noun \ˈkwȯr-ē, ˈkwär-\

plural quarries

Definition of QUARRY

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

Origin of QUARRY

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

Rhymes with QUARRY

Corey, corrie, dory, glory, Gorey, gory, hoary, lorry, lory, nori, saury, story, Tory, zori