carcass
car·cass
noun \ˈkär-kəs\Definition of CARCASS
1
: a dead body : corpse; especially : the dressed body of a meat animal
2
: the living, material, or physical body
3
: 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)
Examples of CARCASS
- the rusting carcass of an old truck
- <the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over>
Origin of CARCASS
Middle English carcays, from Anglo-French carcas, carkeis
First Known Use: 14th century
car·cass
noun \ˈkär-kəs\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CARCASS
: a dead body : corpse; especially : the dressed body of a meat animal
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