quarry

Definitions

1. 1.(a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds. (b) A heap of game killed.
2. 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.
3. 3.To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. L'Estrange.
4. 4.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).
5. 5.To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is (a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds. (b) A heap of game killed called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. L'Estrange called?
• What is 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) called?
• What is to dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble called?