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corse

noun

ˈkȯrs

Definition of corse

archaic

as in corpse

a dead body would have to inter the corse of many a fallen comrade before the war's end

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Young orcas then gobbled up fish fragments that drifted through the water as their elders tore into what was left of the sunfish’s corpse.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
The prosecution accessed his Amazon account, showing purchases and deliveries made under an alias for a cadaver bag, chainsaws, a mop, and an inflatable swimming pool seemingly made of the same blue material that was embedded in the corpse’s skin.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026

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