<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.</li><li>an abundant source or supply.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to obtain (stone) from or as if from a quarry.</li><li>to make a quarry in.</li></ul>