Definitions for CARCASS
ˈkɑr kəscar·cass

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. carcase, carcassnoun

   the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. carcassnoun

   body of a dead animal.

2. carcassnoun

   Body of a dead human.

3. carcassnoun

   framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.

4. carcassnoun

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carcassnoun

   Etymology: carquasse, Fr.

   1. A dead body of any animal.

   To blot the honour of the dead,
   And with foul cowardice his carcass shame,
   Whose living hands immortaliz’d his name. Fairy Q. b. ii.

   Where cattle pastur’d late, now scatter’d lies,
   With carcasses and arms, th’ insanguin’d field,
   Deserted. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi. l. 654.

   If a man visits his sick friend, in hope of legacy, he is a vulture, and only waits for the carcass. Taylor.

   The scaly nations of the sea profound,
   Like shipwreck’d carcasses, are driv’n aground. Dryden.

   2. Body; in a ludicrous sense.

   Today how many would have given their honours,
   To’ve sav’d their carcasses? William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   He that finds himself in any distress, either of carcass or of fortune, should deliberate upon the matter, before he prays for a change. Roger L'Estrange.

   3. The decayed parts of any thing; the ruins; the remains.

   A rotten carcass of a boat, not rigg’d,
   Nor tackle, sail, nor mast. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   4. The main parts, naked, without completion or ornament; as the walls of a house.

   What could be thought a sufficient motive to have had an eternal carcass of an universe, wherein the materials and positions of it were eternally laid together? Matthew Hale, Origin of Mank.

   5. [In gunnery.]A kind of bomb usually oblong, consisting of a shell or case, sometimes of iron, with holes, more commonly of a coarse strong stuff, pitched over, and girt with iron hoops, filled with combustibles, and thrown from a mortar. John Harris

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Carcassnoun

   a dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast

2. Carcassnoun

   the living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule

3. Carcassnoun

   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

4. Carcassnoun

   a hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc

5. Etymology: [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. Carnal, Case a sheath.]

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1. Carcass

   Carcass are a British extreme metal band from Liverpool, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reformation was enacted in 2007 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons. Although widely regarded as pioneers of the grindcore genre, their early work was also tagged as splatter death metal, hardgore, and goregrind; on account of their morbid lyrics and gruesome album covers. However, they also became one of the pioneers in the subgenre known as melodic death metal with their 1993 album Heartwork.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carcass

   Carcase, kär′kas, n. a dead body or corpse, no longer used of the human body: the framework of anything: a ruin: a kind of bombshell. [Fr. carcasse, a skeleton (It. carcasso, a quiver), prob. from Late Gr. tarkasion, which is perh. the Pers. tarkash, a quiver.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carcass

   An iron shell for incendiary purposes, filled with a very fiercely flaming composition of saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony, and tallow. It has three vents for the flame, and sometimes is equipped with pistol barrels, so fitted in its interior as to discharge their bullets at various times.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carcass

   In gunnery, is a spherical shell having three additional holes, of the same dimensions as the fuze-hole, pierced at equal distances apart in the upper hemisphere of the shell, and filled with a composition which burns with intense power from 8 to 10 minutes, and the flame issuing from the holes sets fire to everything combustible within its reach; it is used in bombardments, setting fire to shipping, etc., and is projected from cannon like a cannon-shell.

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1. carcass

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How to pronounce CARCASS?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARCASS in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARCASS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of CARCASS in a Sentence

1. The Talmud:

   Rather skin a carcass for pay in the public streets than be idly dependent on charity.

2. David Anderson:

   It looks to me like they're doing studies to determine if the lower dosages are efficacious in improving feed efficiency, growth rate and carcass leanness.

3. Nicholas Hammond:

   This took [the whale carcass] to a whole different level, i thought I was hitting dead animals with the lawnmowers.

4. Silence Mdluli:

   If a chopper sees the carcass, this will tell them it is a known crime scene.

5. Erik Gordon:

   Existing shareholders are not taking $400 million worth of dilution. It’s like a standby commitment on the part of YA to buy stock when Lordstown says it needs more money, i was surprised. It’s more like the knight in shining armor than the vulture at the carcass.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CARCASS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carcass
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CARCASS
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CARCASS
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CARCASS
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CARCASS
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=CARCASS
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html