The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
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