QUARRYING

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Definition

verb
  1. To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
  2. To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
    “They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.”
verb
  1. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
noun
  1. A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry.

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