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carcass

[kahr-kuhs] / ˈkɑr kəs /
NOUN
body of dead animal
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NOUN
body of dead person
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NOUN
framework, structure
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The dead cattle have been taken to the Animal Carcass Incinerator, the government said.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2022

Head east from Dead Mare Wash and you’ll end up on Deadman Ridge, looking out toward Last Chance Creek and down into Carcass Canyon.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 24, 2018

Eric Carle-like illustrations of whales, sheep, foxes, sea lions and penguins dot the coves and coastlines of the two largest islands as well as the smaller ones, such as Carcass, Flat and Lively.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2016

The title of her new book, “Time Will Clean the Carcass Bones,” certainly suggests she’s a death-haunted poet.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2016

They had to be careful because the decision would serve as precedent for all future Government Pachyderm Carcass Disposals.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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