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carcass /ˈkɑːkəs/ (Brit. also carcase)
▶noun
- 1 the dead body of an animal, especially one prepared for cutting up as meat.
■ the remains of a cooked bird after all the edible parts have been removed.
- 2 the structural framework of a building, ship, or piece of furniture.
– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. carcois, var. of OFr. charcois; in later use from Fr. carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin.
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