The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Carcass \Car"cass\ (k[aum]r"kas), n.; pl. Carcasses. [Written
   also carcase.] [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro
   flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. Carnal, Case a
   sheath.]
   1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now
      commonly the dead body of a beast.
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            He turned to see the carcass of the lion. --Judges
                                                  xiv. 8.
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            This kept thousands in the town whose carcasses went
            into the great pits by cartloads.     --De Foe.
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   2. The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or
      ridicule. "To pamper his own carcass." --South.
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            Lovely her face; was ne'er so fair a creature.
            For earthly carcass had a heavenly feature.
                                                  --Oldham.
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   3. 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.
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            A rotten carcass of a boat.           --Shak.
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   4. (Mil.) A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles,
      to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to
      buldings, ships, etc.
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            A discharge of carcasses and bombshells. --W. Iving.
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