Carcass
['kɑrkəs]
Definition
(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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Dead body (of an animal), corpse, CORSE.[2]. Body (in contempt or ridicule).[3]. Mere framework.
Typist: Veronica
Examples
- The have-his-carcass, next to the perpetual motion, is vun of the blessedest things as wos ever made. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The keeper of the keys is dead and his keys are not upon his carcass. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Then with his foot upon the carcass of Numa, he raised his voice in the awesome victory cry of his savage tribe. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I see,' said Sam, 'a sort of brother-in-law o' the have-his-carcass. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Stand by me and we'll save her, if I have to leave my carcass in Charlington Wood. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- On the killing floor a small army of men is engaged in the business of cleaning and dressing the carcass of the hog. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- That there was, indeed, some malign divinity in that hideous carcass! Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- With his knife he severed many strips of meat from Horta's carcass, but he did not cook them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Hope not to save thy cowardly carcass by inventing horrid lies to-- But he got no further. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The ape-man threw the warm carcass of Numa across his shoulders and took to the trees once more. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- His animals, too, had been starved, and their carcasses lined the road from Cumberland Gap, and far back towards Lexington, Ky. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Trying to impose your vile second-hand carcasses on us! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In December, 1797, Fulton had interested his friend Barlow in a machine intended to drive carcasses of gunpowder under water. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The roads were strewn with the debris of broken wagons and the carcasses of thousands of starved mules and horses. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Take it, then, unasked, said Richard; the lion preys not on prostrate carcasses. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I go, and if you fail to capture him when he comes, I commend your carcasses to the cold bosom of Iss. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Perhaps the most wonderful thing about this department is the perfection that they are able to reach in cleaning the carcasses. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Certain parts of the hog carcasses which would not be palatable enough to go into human consumption are made up into stock foods. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typed by Doreen