Word Meaning

quarry definition and meaning

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.

Crossword clues for quarry

- Hunter’s victim, or mine?
- prey
- Prey tracked down at the stoneworks
- Roofing slate source
- Stone excavation pit
- Stone pit