quarry
IPA: kwˈɔri
noun
- (mining) A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.
- (uncountable, obsolete) A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.
- (uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
- (countable) An object of search or pursuit.
- A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.
verb
- (transitive) To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
- (figuratively, transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
- To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
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