Quarry

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Quarry

Quarry : கற்சுரங்கம்

Quarry : கற்சுரங்கம்

Quarry definition

Noun.

  1. Same as 1st Quarrel.
  2. A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.
  3. A heap of game killed.
  4. The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.
  5. 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).

Adjective. Quadrate; square.

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

Transitive verb. To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.