carcass

[Car·cass]

In the aftermath of Thanksgiving, after turkey sandwiches and turkey noodle soup and picking all the meat off, you're left with nothing more than turkey bones or the carcass of your holiday bird.

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A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.

Noun
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food


n.
A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.

n.
The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule.

n.
The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or unfinished frame, of a thing.

n.
A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.


Carcass

Car"cass , n.; pl. Carcasses . [Written also carcase.] [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. Carnal, Case a sheath.] 1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.
He turned to see the carcass of the lion.
This kept thousands in the town whose carcasses went into the great pits by cartloads.
2. The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule. "To pamper his own carcass." South.
Lovely her face; was ne'er so fair a creature. For earthly carcass had a heavenly feature.
3. The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or unfinished frame, of a thing.
A rotten carcass of a boat.
4. (Mil.) A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.
A discharge of carcasses and bombshells.

A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.

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Usage Examples

A dead cow or sheep lying in a pasture is recognized as carrion. The same sort of a carcass dressed and hung up in a butcher's stall passes as food.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

We should not say that one man's hour is worth another man's hour, but rather that one man during an hour is worth just as much as another man during an hour. Time is everything, man is nothing: he is at the most time's carcass.

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