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carcase

The correct spelling is carcase.

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noun

Say it like: Car-cas-e

The correct spelling is carcase. The body of a dead animal.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.The body of a dead animal.
  2. 2.(meat trade) The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
  3. 3.The body of a dead human, a corpse.
  4. 4.The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.
  5. 5.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.

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