carcases
noun
Meaning
- The body of a dead animal.
- (meat trade) 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.
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