quarry

quar-ry · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An open excavation from which stone or other materials are extracted.

  2. 2.

    An animal or person being hunted or pursued.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To extract stone or other materials from a quarry.

Forms

plural: quarries

Related words

See also: mine, pit, prey
Synonyms: mine, pit, prey

Etymology

Sense 1: From Old French quarriere ("quarry"), from quarre ("square stone"), from Latin quadrus ("square"). Sense 2: From Old French cuiree ("entrails given to hunting dogs"), ultimately from Latin cor ("heart").