[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quarry \quar"ry\, v. i.
   to secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. --l'estrange.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quarry \quar"ry\, n. oe. quarrere, of. quariere, f.
   carri`ere, ll. quadraria a quarry, whence squared
   quadrati stones are dug, fr. 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 .
       1913 webster
see also:
quadrate mine 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quarry \quar"ry\, v. t. imp.  p. p. quarried; p. pr.  vb.
   n. quarrying.
   to dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
   1913 webster
see also:
quarried quarrying 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quarry \quar"ry\, n. oe. quarre, of. quarr'e square, f.
   carr'e, from l. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a
   square. see quadrate, and cf. quarrel an arrow.
   same as 1st quarrel. obs. --fairfax.
   1913 webster
see also:
quadrate quarrel 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quarry \quar"ry\, a. of. quarr'e.
   quadrate; square. obs.
   1913 webster

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quarry \quar"ry\, n.; pl. quarries. oe. querre, of.
   cuiri'ee, f. cur'ee, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. l.
   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.
          1913 webster

   2. the object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game;
      especially, the game hunted with hawks. "the stone-dead
      quarry." --spenser.
      1913 webster

            the wily quarry shunned the shock.    --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster
see also:
quarries cuirass 

[7] : WordNet (r) 2.0

quarry
     n 1: a person who is the aim of an attack especially a victim of
          ridicule or exploitation by some hostile person or
          influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair
          game"; "the target of a manhunt" syn: prey, target,
           fair game
     2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
        british term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" syn: pit, stone
        pit
     3: animal hunted or caught for food syn: prey
     v : extract something such as stones from or as if from a
         quarry; "quarry marble"
     also: quarried
see also:
prey target fair game pit stone pit quarried 

[8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

136 moby thesaurus words for "quarry":
   abysm, abyss, aim, avulse, bank, beasts of venery, big game,
   bonanza, bore, burrow, butt, by-end, by-purpose, chase, chasm,
   coal mine, colliery, cornucopia, cut out, delve, deracinate,
   destination, dig, dig out, dig up, diggings, dike, disentangle,
   draw, draw out, dredge, dredge up, drill, drive, end, end in view,
   eradicate, evolve, evulse, excavate, excavation, excise, exsect,
   extract, extricate, final cause, font, fount, fountain,
   fountainhead, furrow, game, get, get out, goal, gold mine, gouge,
   gouge out, groove, grub, grub up, gulf, headspring, headstream,
   headwater, kill, lode, lower, mainspring, mark, mine, object,
   object in mind, objective, obtain, open cut, opencast, pan,
   pan for gold, pick out, pit, pluck out, pluck up, prey, prize,
   prospect, pull, pull out, pull up, pursuit, quintain, rake out,
   reason for being, remove, resource, rip out, riverhead, root out,
   root up, sap, scoop, scoop out, scrabble, scrape, scratch, shaft,
   shovel, sink, source, source of supply, spade, spring, springhead,
   staple, take out, target, tear out, teleology, the hunted, trench,
   trough, tunnel, ultimate aim, unearth, unravel, uproot, vein,
   venery, victim, weed out, well, wellhead, wellspring, withdraw,
   workings, wrest out

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