'Quarrying' definitions:
Definition of 'quarrying'
(from WordNet)
noun
The extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
Definition of 'Quarrying'
From: GCIDE
- 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]