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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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The first known use of carcass was in the 14th century
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