Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying.]

To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

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Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarre, OF. quarr['e] square, F. carr['e], from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quarrel an arrow.]

Same as 1st Quarrel. [Obs.]

--Fairfax.

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Quarry \Quar"ry\, a. [OF. quarr['e].]

Quadrate; square. [Obs.]

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Quarry \Quar"ry\, n.; pl. Quarries. [OE. querre, OF. cuiri['e]e, F. cur['e]e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L. corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the akin of the beast. See Cuirass.]

1.
   (a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.
   (b) A heap of game killed.

2. The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks. ``The stone-dead quarry.'' --Spenser.

The wily quarry shunned the shock. --Sir W. Scott.

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Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. i. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. --L'Estrange.

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Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri[`e]re, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See Quadrate.]

A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine
   (a) .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)