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Carcass
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the dead body of an animal. As a butcher's term, the word means the body of an animal without the head, extremities and offal. It is also used of a hollow iron case filled with combustibles, and fired from a howitzer to set fire to buildings, ships, &c., the flames issuing through holes pierced in the sides. The word is common in various forms to Romanic languages, but the ultimate origin is obscure. Possible derivations are from the Lat. caro, flesh, and Ital. casso or cassa, chest, or from a Med. Gr. raprcaacov, a quiver, for which the Fr. is carquois, and Port. carcaz.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Carcass'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/carcass.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Carcass'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/carcass.html. 1910.
