- A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now
commonly the dead body of a beast. - The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or
ridicule. - 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. - 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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