carcass.
The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
Meaning & usage
The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
The body of a dead human, a corpse.
The body of a live person or animal.
The framework of a structure, such as a cabinet, especially one not normally seen.
An early incendiary ship-to-ship projectile consisting of an iron shell filled with saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony and tallow with vents for flame.
Where this word comes from
Dated from the late 13th Century C.E.; from Anglo-Norman carcois, possibly related to Old French charcois. Cognate with French carcasse. But cf. also Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬯𐬀 (kahrkās, “vulture”), and Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (klkʾs /kargās/, “vulture”), whence Persian کرکس (karkas, “vulture”).
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