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carcass

One entry found.

Main Entry:
car·cass 
          Listen to the pronunciation of carcass
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)


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