n.
  - the dead body of an animal, especially one prepared for cutting up as meat. ▸the remains of a cooked bird after all the edible parts have been removed. 
- the structural framework of a building, ship, or piece of furniture.
Etymology
  ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. carcois, var. of OFr. charcois; in later use from Fr. carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin.