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- DictionaryCar·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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