carcass
- carcass
car•cass
[[t]ˈkɑr kəs[/t]]
n.
1) the dead body of an animal, esp. of a slaughtered animal after removal of the offal
2) Slang. the body of a human being, whether living or dead
3) the physical or structural remnant of something stripped, plundered, or decayed; shell
4) cv fur an unfinished skeleton or framework, as of a house or ship
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Etymology:
1250–1300; < AF; MF carcasse < It carcassa
syn:
See body
From formal English to slang.
2014.
Synonyms:
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