noun

• The body of a dead animal.
• (meat trade) The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
• The body of a dead human, a corpse.
• The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.
• (nautical) 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.