quarry

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkwɒɹ.i/

Verb

To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.

Japanese Meaning

獲物を追いかけて、捕まえたり仕留めたりする。特に猛禽類（ハゲワシやハーピー）のように、他の動物を捕食する行為。

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At dawn the hawk would quarry the field mice near the barn.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

夜明けにそのタカは納屋の近くの野ネズミを捕まえた。

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Sense（1）

To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.

What's an Eternal Circulation of the ſame Things, as well as the ſame Steps, without Advancing one Inch of Ground towards his Journey's End, but Ixion in the Wheel? And all this while, with Cares, and Horrors at his Heart, like the Vultur that's Day and Night Quarrying upon Prometheus's Liver.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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quarries

（ present singular third-person ）

quarrying

（ participle present ）

quarried

（ participle past ）

quarried

（ past ）

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