Definition of quarry
- n. - Same as 1st Quarrel.
- a. - Quadrate; square.
- n. - A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the
hounds.
- n. - A heap of game killed.
- n. - The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game;
especially, the game hunted with hawks.
- v. i. - To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
- n. - 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).
- v. t. - To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.