quarry

quar·ry | \ ˈkwȯr-ē

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, ˈkwär- \

plural quarries

Definition of quarry

(Entry 1 of 4)

1 : game specifically : game hunted with hawks

2 : one that is sought or pursued : prey

3 obsolete : a heap of the game killed in a hunt

quarry

plural quarries

Definition of quarry (Entry 2 of 4)

1 : an open excavation usually for obtaining building stone, slate, or limestone

2 : a rich source

quarry

quarried; quarrying

Definition of quarry (Entry 3 of 4)

transitive verb

1 : to dig or take from or as if from a quarry quarry marble

2 : to make a quarry in quarry a hill

intransitive verb

: to delve in or as if in a quarry

quarry

plural quarries

Definition of quarry (Entry 4 of 4)

: a diamond-shaped pane of glass, stone, or tile

History and Etymology for quarry

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

Middle English quarey, alteration of quarrere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *quadraria, from Late Latin quadrus hewn (literally, squared) stone, from Latin quadrum square

Noun (3)

alteration of quarrel entry 1

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“Quarry.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarry. Accessed 26 January 2020.

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More Definitions for quarry

quarry

verb

English Language Learners Definition of quarry

: to dig or take (stone or other materials) from a quarry

: to make a quarry in (a place)

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quarry

quar·ry | \ ˈkwȯr-ē

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plural quarries

Kids Definition of quarry

(Entry 1 of 3)

: an animal or bird hunted as game or prey

quarry

plural quarries

Kids Definition of quarry (Entry 2 of 3)

: an open pit usually for obtaining building stone, slate, or limestone

quarry

quarried; quarrying

Kids Definition of quarry (Entry 3 of 3)

1 : to dig or take from or as if from a quarry Stone was quarried from the hillside.

2 : to make a quarry in A crew quarried a rocky slope.

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