▪ the trunk of an animal such as a cow, sheep, or pig, for cutting up as meat: "the carcass has a high proportion of meat to bone"Similarcorpsecadaverdead bodybodyremainsskeletonrelicsinformal:stiffarchaic:corse
▪ the remains of a cooked bird after all the edible parts have been removed.
▪ a person's body, living or dead: "my obsession will last while there's life in this old carcass"Similarbodypersonselfbacksideinformal:buttvulgar slang:arseass
▪ the structural framework of a building, ship, or piece of furniture.
▪ the remains of something:"automotive carcasses stripped of radios, hubcaps and even body panels"
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French carcois, variant of Old French charcois; in later use from French carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin.