carcass
- carcass
(Brit. also carcase)
noun
1》 the dead body of an animal, especially one prepared for cutting up as meat.
↘the remains of a cooked bird after all the edible parts have been removed.
2》 the structural framework of a building, ship, or piece of furniture.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. carcois, var. of OFr. charcois; in later use from Fr. carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin.
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Carcass — may refer to: * Carcase the body of slaughtered animal after the removal of the offal etc. [Delbridge, Arthur, The Macquarie Dictionary, 2nd ed., Macquarie Library, North Ryde, 1991] *Carcass A term for a dead body, typically that of an animal.… … Wikipedia
Carcass — Car cass (k[aum]r kas), n.; pl. {Carcasses}. [Written also {carcase}.] [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. {Carnal}, {Case} a sheath.] 1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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