Main Entry:

car·cass

Pronunciation:

\ˈkär-kəs\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English carcays, from Anglo-French carcas, carkeis

Date:

14th century

1: a dead body : corpse ; especially : the dressed body of a meat animal2: the living, material, or physical body3: the decaying or worthless remains of a structure <the carcass of an abandoned automobile>4: the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)