Quar·ried a. Provided with prey.
    Now I am bravely quarried.   --Beau. & Fl.

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 Quar·ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying.] To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

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 quarry
      n 1: 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" [syn: prey, target,
            fair game]
      2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
         British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: pit, {stone
         pit]
      3: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: prey]
      v : extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a
          quarry; "quarry marble"
      [also: quarried]


 quarried
      See quarry