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quarry
1[ kwawr-ee, kwor-ee ]
noun
plural quarries.
- an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- an abundant source or supply.
verb (used with object)
quarried, quarrying.
- to obtain (stone) from or as if from a quarry.
- to make a quarry in.
quarry
2[ kwawr-ee, kwor-ee ]
noun
plural quarries.
- an animal or bird hunted or pursued.
- game, especially game hunted with hounds or hawks.
- any object of search, pursuit, or attack.
quarry
3[ kwawr-ee, kwor-ee ]
noun
plural quarries.
- a square stone or tile.
quarry
1/ ˈkwɒrɪ /
noun
- an open surface excavation for the extraction of building stone, slate, marble, etc, by drilling, blasting, or cutting
- a copious source of something, esp information
verb
- to extract (stone, slate, etc) from or as if from a quarry
- tr to excavate a quarry in
- to obtain (something, esp information) diligently and laboriously
he was quarrying away in the reference library
quarry
2/ ˈkwɒrɪ /
noun
- an animal, bird, or fish that is hunted, esp by other animals; prey
- anything pursued or hunted
quarry
3/ ˈkwɒrɪ /
noun
- a square or diamond shape
- something having this shape
- another word for quarrel 2
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- quarri·a·ble quarry·a·ble adjective
- un·quarried adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quarry1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English noun quarrei, quarey, quar(r)i, from Medieval Latin quareia, quarrea, quareria, from Old French quarriere, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin quadrāria “place where stone is squared,” derivative of Latin quadrāre “to square”
Origin of quarry2
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English quirre, querre, quirrei “parts of a deer given to the hounds,” from Old French cuiree, cuiriee, curee “viscera, entrails” (probably influenced by cuir “leather, hide, skin”), from Latin corium “skin, hide, leather”), from Late Latin corāta (plural) “entrails,” from cor “heart”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quarry1
C15: from Old French quarriere, from quarre (unattested) square-shaped stone, from Latin quadrāre to make square
Origin of quarry2
C14 quirre entrails offered to the hounds, from Old French cuirée what is placed on the hide, from cuir hide, from Latin corium leather; probably also influenced by Old French coree entrails, from Latin cor heart
Origin of quarry3
C16: from Old French quarré; see quarrel ²
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