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quarry

noun
  1. animal hunted or caught for food
    prey
  2. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
    “a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'”
    pitstone pit
  3. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
    prey
verb
  1. extract something, for example stones, from or as if from a quarry
    “I like to quarry marble in my spare time.”