n.
Pronunciation: ' kär-k ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English carcays, from Anglo-French carcas, carkeis
Date: 14th century
1 : a dead body : CORPSE especially : the dressed body of a meat animal
2 : the living, material, or physical body <I hauled my carcass out of bed>
3 : the decaying or worthless remains of a structure <the carcass of an abandoned automobile>
4 : the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)