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| quar·ry [ kwáwree ] |
noun (plural quar·ries) |
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1. open area for mining: an open excavation from which stone or other material is extracted by blasting, cutting, or drilling
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2. source: a rich source of something
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verb (past and past participle quar·ried, present participle quar·ry·ing, 3rd person present singular quar·ries) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb obtain something from quarry: to extract stone or other material from a quarry
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2. transitive verb use place for extracting stone: to make a quarry in a place such as a hillside and remove material from it
  The area was extensively quarried in the last century.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb extract something laboriously: to obtain something such as facts or information by searching laboriously and carefully
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| [14th century. < medieval Latin quarreia< Old French quarriere< quarre "square-cut stone" < Latin quadrum "square"] |
