carcass

Meaning

Noun

• The body of a dead animal.
• The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
• The body of a dead human, a corpse.
• The framework of a structure, 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.

Origin

• Dated from the late 13th Century ; from Anglo-Norman carcois, possibly related to Old French charcois. Cognate with French carcasse.