Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
QUARRY
I. noun (plural quarries) see: cuirass
Date: 14th century
a heap of the game killed in a hunt, game , one that is sought or pursued ; prey ,
II. noun (plural quarries)
Etymology: Middle English quarey, alteration of quarrere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *quadraria, from Late Latin quadrus hewn (literally, squared) stone, from Latin quadrum square
Date: 14th century
an open excavation usually for obtaining building stone, slate, or limestone, a rich source,
III. verb (quarried; quarrying)
Date: 1774
transitive verb to dig or take from or as if from a quarry , to make a quarry in , intransitive verb to delve in or as if in a quarry,
IV. noun (plural quarries)
Etymology: alteration of 1quarrel
Date: 1555
a diamond-shaped pane of glass, stone, or tile