Definition of "quarry-slave" []

• A slave compelled to work in a quarry. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Rachel was a quarry-slave, a member of the lowest rank in the Egyptian scale of classes."
• ""It was a quarry-slave, a maiden and of gentle blood among the nobility of Israel."
• "I'm going to the mountains, NOT like the quarry-slave at night, but like a conquering hero; and I shall have all the mountaineers at my feet, overwhelming me with their devoted attentions. ""