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means An open pit dug to extract stone, rock, or minerals from the ground — and also, separately, the prey a hunter is chasing.

from Two unrelated words collided into one spelling. The pit sense comes from Latin 'quadrare' (to square), via medieval Latin 'quadraria' — a place where stones were squared off for building. The hunted-prey sense comes from Old French 'cuiree,' tied to 'cuir' (hide/skin), from the old practice of laying a deer's entrails on its hide as a reward for the hounds. Different roots, same letters — language's own coincidence.