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1. (n.) Same as Quarrel.

2. (a.) Quadrate; square.

3. (n.) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.

4. (n.) A heap of game killed.

5. (n.) The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.

6. (v. i.) To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.

7. (n.) A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a).

8. (v. t.) To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

Thesaurus
abysm abyss aim avulse bank beasts of venery big game bonanza bore burrow butt by-end by-purpose chase chasm coal mine colliery cornucopia cut out delve deracinate destination dig dig out dig up diggings dike disentangle draw draw out dredge dredge up drill drive end end in view eradicate evolve evulse excavate excavation excise exsect extract extricate final cause font fount fountain fountainhead furrow game get get out goal gold mine gouge gouge out groove grub grub up gulf headspring headstream headwater kill lode lower mainspring mark mine object object in mind objective obtain open cut opencast pan pan for gold pick out pit pluck out pluck up prey prize prospect pull pull out pull up pursuit quintain rake out reason for being remove resource rip out riverhead root out root up sap scoop scoop out scrabble scrape scratch shaft shovel sink source source of supply spade spring springhead staple take out target tear out teleology the hunted trench trough tunnel ultimate aim unearth unravel uproot vein venery victim weed out well wellhead wellspring withdraw workings wrest out
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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