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car⋅cass

  [kahr-kuhs]
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–noun
1. the dead body of an animal.
2. Slang. the body of a human being, whether living or dead.
3. the body of a slaughtered animal after removal of the offal.
4. anything from which life and power are gone: The mining town, now a mere carcass, is a reminder of a past era.
5. an unfinished framework or skeleton, as of a house or ship.
6. the body of a furniture piece designed for storage, as a chest of drawers or wardrobe, without the drawers, doors, hardware, etc.
7. the inner body of a pneumatic tire, resisting by its tensile strength the pressure of the air within the tire, and protected by the tread and other parts.
–verb (used with object)
8. to erect the framework for (a building, ship, etc.).
Also, carcase.

Origin:
1250–1300; < MF carcasse < It carcassa; r. ME carkeis, carkois < AF, corresponding to ML carcosium; ult. orig. obscure

Related forms:
car⋅cass⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See body.
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car·cass   (kär'kəs)   
n.  

  1. The dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered for food.

  2. The body of a human.

  3. Remains from which the substance or character is gone: the carcass of a once glorious empire.

  4. A framework or basic structure: the carcass of a burned-out building.


[Middle English carcas, from Anglo-Norman carcais and Medieval Latin carcasium.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
carcass [ˈkɑrkəs]

  1. n.
    one's body; a large or heavy body. : Put your carcass on a chair, and let's chew the fat.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

carcass 
1299, from Anglo-Norm. carcois, perhaps infl. by O.Fr. charcois and Anglo-L. carcosium "dead body," all of uncertain origin. Not used of humans after c.1750, except contemptuously.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: car·cass
Pronunciation: 'kär-k&s
Function: noun
: a dead body : CORPSE; especially : the dressed body of a meat animal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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