Main Entry: ¹quar·ry

Pronunciation: \ˈkwȯr-ē, ˈkwär-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): 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