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QUARRYING

\kwˈɒɹɪɪŋ], \kwˈɒɹɪɪŋ], \k_w_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ__ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of QUARRYING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

of Quarry

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

of Quarry

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Small pieces chipped off from the different materials found in quarries.
The business of digging stones from a quarry.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The act or business of digging stone's from a mine.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. The business of hewing stones from a quarry.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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