Quarry Definition
To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
Other Word Forms of Quarry
Noun
Origin of Quarry
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Middle English querre entrails of a deer given to hounds as a reward from Old French cuiriee alteration (influenced by cuir skin) of coree from Vulgar Latin corāta viscera from Latin cor heart kerd- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From quirre "entrails of deer placed on the hide and given to dogs of the chase as a reward," from Anglo-Norman quirreie, from Old French cuiriee, altered (influenced by Old French cuir "skin," from Latin corium "hide"), from corée "viscera, entrails," from Vulgar Latin corata "entrails," from Latin cor "heart."
From Wiktionary
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Middle English quarey from Medieval Latin quareria, quareia alteration of Old French quarriere from quarre cut stone from Latin quadrum square kwetwer- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Medieval Latin quarreria (1266), literally a "place where stones are squared", from Latin quadrare "to square", itself from quadra 'a square'
From Wiktionary
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An alteration of quarrel
From Wiktionary
Variant of quarrel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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