Carcases

noun

1. The body of a dead animal.
2. (meat trade) The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
3. The body of a dead human, a corpse.
4. The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.
5. 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.