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Quar·ried a. Provided with prey.
Now I am bravely quarried. --Beau. & Fl.
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Quar·ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying.] To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
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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]