1. Noun
A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.
2. Noun
The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule.
3. Noun
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. Noun
A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.
5. Noun
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
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