carcass

noun car·cass \ ˈkär-kəs \

|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

Examples: carcass in a Sentence

Definition of carcass

1 : a dead body : corpse; especially : the dressed body of a meat animal

Butchers trimmed the meat from the carcass.

2 : the living, material, or physical body

It was nearly noon when he finally hauled his carcass out of bed.

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)

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Examples of carcass in a Sentence

the rusting carcass of an old truck
the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over

Recent Examples of carcass from the Web

Several more boats were discovered soon after—all with turtle carcasses on board and all registered to Vietnam, at the port of Sa Ky in the province of Quang Ngai.

— National Geographic, "Turtle Trafficker Sentenced, But Suspected Mastermind Still Not Charged," 8 June 2018
Two horse carcasses and a third severely malnourished horse that survived by apparently eating dirt and wood were discovered on private property after police in Indiana responded to a tip last week, authorities said.

— stephen sorace, Fox News, "Two horses found dead, third suffering from starvation on Indiana property, police say," 1 June 2018
Such bait may include small animal carcasses and in some locations, fish parts are also permissible.

— james freeman, WSJ, "Bacon, Doughnuts Pose New Health Risks for Alaska’s Bears," 23 May 2018
Gracie was found among the carcasses and is only two to three weeks old, according to the Coconino Humane Association.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "191 horses dropped dead beside dry pond as Arizona suffers drought," 6 May 2018
These included skinning dead animal carcasses and cleaning toilets.

— NBC News, "Violence erupts in India as lowest caste protests Supreme Court order," 2 Apr. 2018
Opre, who co-produces a competition called Extreme Huntress, has killed about 90 different species on six continents, bringing home some 150 animal carcasses.

— CBS News, "Wildlife protection board packed with trophy hunters, report says," 16 Mar. 2018
Some who study France’s culinary tradition explain the absence of women from professional kitchens by pointing to physical demands, like the ability to wield a heavy cooking pot or wrestle an animal carcass.

— assia labbas, New York Times, "France’s New Michelin Guide: More Fraternité Than Égalité," 23 Feb. 2018
The Pennsylvania Game Commission, meanwhile, is forbidding hunters from bringing whole deer carcasses back into the state from neighboring New York, Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia.

— Fox News, "Spread of chronic wasting disease prompts states to consider new rules for hunters," 23 May 2018

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