quarrying

/K W AO1 R IY0 IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.

  2. 2

    To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.

    “They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.”

verb
  1. 1

    To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.

noun
  1. 1

    A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry.

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