verb extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry.
noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.
— synonyms: prey, target, fair_game
noun a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate.
— synonyms: pit, stone_pit
noun animal hunted or caught for food.
— synonyms: prey
Examples
“Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.”
“They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.”