Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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.

Quarry \Quar"ry\, a. [OF. quarr['e].]
   Quadrate; square. [Obs.]

Quarry \Quar"ry\, n.; pl. {Quarries}. [OE. querre, OF.
   cuiri['e]e, F. cur['e]e, 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.

   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.

Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. i.
   To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. --L'Estrange.

Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F.
   carri[`e]re, 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) .

Source : WordNet®

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}]