a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; he fell prey to muggers; everyone was fair game; the target of a manhunt
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; a British term for `quarry is `stone pit
animal hunted or caught for food
[ Syn: prey ]
quarry (n.)
extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; quarry marble'