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1 quarry
I 1. 'kwori plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) steinbrudd2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) bryte (stein)II 'kwori plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) bytte2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) jaget viltbytte--------jaktbytte--------rovIsubst. \/ˈkwɒrɪ\/1) steinbrudd2) ( overført) kunnskapskilde, gullgruveIIsubst. \/ˈkwɒrɪ\/1) (jaget) vilt, (jakt)bytte2) ( overført) ettertraktet bytteIIIverb \/ˈkwɒrɪ\/1) bryte (stein)2) ( overført) lete frem, grave frem -
2 lime quarry
subst. \/ˈlaɪmˌkwɒrɪ \/kalkbrudd -
3 marble quarry
subst. \/ˈmɑːblˌkwɒrɪ\/marmorbrudd -
4 slate quarry
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5 hound
1. noun(a hunting-dog: The fox threw the hounds off the scent and escaped.) jakthund2. verb(to pursue or hunt (someone): The film star was constantly hounded by newspaper reporters.) jage, følge etterjageIsubst. \/haʊnd\/1) jakthund, støver, sporhund, revehund2) hund3) (amer., slang) fantast, entusiast4) (nedsettende, om person) kjøter, lømmel, beist5) ( sjøfart) salingskne6) ( fiskearten Scyliorhinus canicula) småflekket rødhai7) (newfoundlandsk, fuglearten Clangula hyemalis)havelle8) (amer., hverdagslig) Greyhound-bussbe a... hound ( også) være en hund etter..., være gal etter...follow the hounds eller ride to hounds delta i parforcejakt, delta i revejakt til hestlazy hound latsabbthrow off the hounds ( overført) begynne jakten, sette i gang, begynneIIverb \/haʊnd\/1) ( overført) jage, forfølge2) pusse3) plage, mase på, kjefte på4) skynde på, drive fremhound a dog on pusse en hund påhound at\/on a quarry pusse hundene på et byttehound down fangehound on mase på, plage -
6 quarries
plural; see quarry II
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quarry — quar‧ry [ˈkwɒri ǁ ˈkwɔː , ˈkwɑː ] noun quarries PLURALFORM [countable] a place where large amounts of stone, sand etc are dug out of the ground: • a granite quarry quarry verb [transitive] : • granite that is quarried in Brazil * * * Ⅰ … Financial and business terms
Quarry — Quar ry, n.; pl. {Quarries}. [OE. querre, OF. cuiri[ e]e, F. cur[ e]e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L. corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the akin of the beast. See {Cuirass}.] 1. (a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarrying}.] To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Jerry Quarry (1945–1999), US amerikanischer Boxer Mike Quarry (1951–2006), US amerikanischer Boxer Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort b … Deutsch Wikipedia
quarry — from which stone is extracted [15] and quarry which one hunts [14] are quite different words. The former was borrowed from Old French quarriere, a derivative of *quarre ‘square stone’. This went back to Latin quadrum ‘square’, which was based on… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
quarry — Ⅰ. quarry [1] ► NOUN (pl. quarries) ▪ an open excavation in the earth s surface from which stone or other materials are extracted. ► VERB (quarries, quarried) 1) extract from a quarry. 2) cut into (rock or ground) to obtain … English terms dictionary
quarry — from which stone is extracted [15] and quarry which one hunts [14] are quite different words. The former was borrowed from Old French quarriere, a derivative of *quarre ‘square stone’. This went back to Latin quadrum ‘square’, which was based on… … Word origins
quarry — quarry1 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [var. of QUARREL1] a square or diamond shaped piece of glass, tile, etc. quarry2 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [ME querre, orig., parts of the prey put on the hide and fed to dogs < OFr cuiree,… … English World dictionary
Quarry — Quar ry, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri[ e]re, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See {Quadrate}.] A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, n. [OE. quarre, OF. quarr[ e] square, F. carr[ e], from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See {Quadrate}, and cf. {Quarrel} an arrow.] Same as 1st {Quarrel}. [Obs.] Fairfax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, a. [OF. quarr[ e].] Quadrate; square. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English