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Quarrying

Quarry \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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quarrying

n. A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry. vb. (present participle of quarry English)

WordNet
quarrying

n. the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry