Quarry
Quarry , noun
[Old English quarre, Old French quarré square, French carré, from Latin quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See Quadrate, and compare Quarrel an arrow.]
Quarry , adjective
[Old French quarré.]
Quadrate; square. [Obsolete]
Quarry (#) , noun
[Old English querre, Old French cuiriée, French curée, from cuir hide, leather, from Latin 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.
The wily quarry shunned the shock.
Quarry , intransitive verb
To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. — L'Estrange
Quarry , noun
[Old English quarrere, Old French quariere, French carrière, Late Latin quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, from 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).
Quarry , transitive verb
To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.