Carcass or Carcase (both pronounced ) may refer to: *

Dressed carcass Dressed weight (also known as dead weight or carcass weight) refers to the weight of an animal after being partially butchered, removing all the internal organs and oftentimes the head as well as inedible (or less desirable) portions of the tail a ...

, the body of a livestock animal ready for butchery, after removal of skin, visceral organs, head, feet etc. *

Carrion Carrion () is the decaying flesh of dead animals, including human flesh. Overview Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers) include crows, vultures, c ...

, the decaying dead body of an animal or human being *The

structural system A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as ...

or frame of a structure, especially one not normally seen *Carcass saw, a type of

backsaw A backsaw is any hand saw which has a stiffening rib on the edge opposite the cutting edge, enabling better control and more precise cutting than with other types of saws. Backsaws are normally used in woodworking for precise work, such as cutt ...

Arts and entertainment

Carcass (band) Carcass are an English extreme metal band from Liverpool, formed in 1985. The band have gone through several line-up changes, leaving guitarist Bill Steer and bassist-vocalist Jeff Walker as the only constant members. They broke up in 1996, b ...

, a British extreme metal band * Carcass (G.I. Joe), a fictional character *

Have His Carcase ''Have His Carcase'' is a 1932 locked-room mystery by Dorothy L. Sayers, her seventh novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and the second in which Harriet Vane appears. Plot During a hiking holiday on the South West coast of England, the detec ...

, a British crime novel

Military

Carcass (projectile) A carcass was an early form of Incendiary ammunition, incendiary bomb or shell (projectile), shell, intended to set targets on fire. It comprised an external casing, usually of cast iron, filled with a highly flammable mixture, and having three to ...

, a type of incendiary ammunition designed to be fired from a cannon *, three ships of the Royal Navy *Carcass, in the US Navy, a repairable component that is Depot Level Repairable (DLR), but Not Ready-For-Issue (NRFI)

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Carcass Island Carcass Island ( es, Isla del Rosario) is the largest of the West Point Island Group of the Falkland Islands. Description It lies north-west of West Falkland and south-east of the Jason Islands. It is in length, has a maximum width of , and i ...

, one of the Falkland Islands *

Krkavče Krkavče (; it, Carcauzze or ''Carcase'') is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Croatia. It includes the hamlets of Abrabi, Draga, Girič, Glavini, Hrib, Mačkujek, Pršuti, Rov, ...

, a village in Slovenia

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