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   Car·cass

   /ˈkärkəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the dead body of an animal: "she saw the mud-covered carcass of a sheep" Similar corpsecadaverdead bodybodyremainsskeletonrelicsinformal:stiffarchaic:corse
   • ▪ the trunk of an animal such as a cow, sheep, or pig, for cutting up as meat: "the carcass has a high proportion of meat to bone" Similar corpsecadaverdead bodybodyremainsskeletonrelicsinformal:stiffarchaic:corse
   • ▪ the remains of a cooked bird after all the edible parts have been removed.
   • ▪ a person's body, living or dead: "my obsession will last while there's life in this old carcass" Similar bodypersonselfbacksideinformal:buttvulgar slang:arseass
   • ▪ the structural framework of a building, ship, or piece of furniture.
   • ▪ the remains of something being discarded, dismembered, or worthless: "the floor is littered with the carcasses of newspapers"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French carcois, variant of Old French charcois; in later use from French carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin.

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