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Antonyms for quarrying

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kwawr-ee, kwor-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɔr i, ˈkwɒr i

Definition of quarrying

Origin :
  • "what is hunted," early 14c., quirre "entrails of deer placed on the hide and given to dogs of the chase as a reward," from Anglo-French quirreie, Old French cuiriee "the spoil, quarry" (Modern French curée), altered (by influence of Old French cuir "skin," from Latin corium "hide"), from Old French corée "viscera, entrails," from Vulgar Latin *corata "entrails," from Latin cor "heart" (see heart). Sense of "anything chased in hunt" is first recorded 1610s; earlier "bird targeted by a hawk or other raptor" (late 15c.).
  • As in mining : noun excavating
  • As in mine : verb dig up
  • As in dig : verb delve into; hollow out
  • As in excavate : verb dig up
Example sentences :
  • Where properly distributed, they may facilitate the quarrying of the stone.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • The work of quarrying and removal is done with the utmost care.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard
  • In short, they had to invent the art of quarrying and working mines.
  • Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
  • Here they remained for a day quarrying pipestone and fashioning pipes.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit Lake Massacre » by Thomas Teakle
  • We know almost less about the transportation than the quarrying of obelisks.
  • Extract from : « The New York Obelisk » by Charles E. Moldenke
  • The heavy labor of quarrying, lumbering, and hauling had to be discontinued.
  • Extract from : « The Building of Castello de San Marcos » by Albert C. Manucy
  • The ore outcrops on the sidehills, and the mining is in the nature of quarrying.
  • Extract from : « Industrial Cuba » by Robert P. Porter
  • Such a life is very exhilarating, in comparison, for example, with quarrying.
  • Extract from : « The Lord of the Sea » by M. P. Shiel
  • He read the poets as one quarrying marble for architectural designs of his own.
  • Extract from : « Immortal Youth » by Lucien Price
  • Quarrying for limestone, clay and sandstone is general in most parts.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 » by Various

Synonyms for quarrying

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