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carcass

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːkəs/
(British also carcase)
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Definition of carcass

noun

  • the dead body of an animal: she saw the mud-covered carcass of a sheep
  • 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
  • the remains of a cooked bird after all the edible parts have been removed.
  • humorous a person’s body, living or dead:my obsession will last while there’s life in this old carcass
  • the structural framework of a building, ship, or piece of furniture.
  • the remains of something:automotive carcasses stripped of radios, hubcaps and even body panels

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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