Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - carcass

 noun  Etymology: Middle English carcays, from Anglo-French carcas, carkeis  Date: 14th century  1. a dead body ; corpse; especially the dressed body of a meat animal  2. the living, material, or physical body I hauled my ~ out of bed  3. the decaying or worthless remains of a structure the ~ of an abandoned automobile  4. the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)