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Answer for the clue "Usually a quarry or mine ", 4 letters:
delf

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late Old English dælf "trench, ditch, quarry," from gedelf "digging, a digging," from delfan "to dig" (see delve ).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an excavation; usually a quarry or mine

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Delf may refer to: Delf (waterway) , a river in the Netherlands Barrie Delf (born 1961), English professional footballer Marion Delf-Smith , a botanist whose author abbreviation is Delf . DELF - Diplôme d'études en langue française - a certification of ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
delf \delf\, n. Same as Delftware .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A mine, quarry, pit dug; ditch 2 (alternative form of delftware English) Delftware

Usage examples of delf.

The furniture of the room was very homely of course-- a few rough chairs and a table, a corner cupboard with their little stock of crockery and delf, a gaudy tea-tray, representing a lady in bright red, walking out with a very blue parasol, a few common, coloured scripture subjects in frames upon the wall and chimney, an old dwarf clothes-press and an eight-day clock, with a few bright saucepans and a kettle, comprised the whole.