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Search phrase: carcass

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CoriolanusCor III.iii.122As the dead carcasses of unburied menAs the dead Carkasses of vnburied men,
CymbelineCym I.iii.8Hurt him? His body's a passable carcass, if heHurt him? His bodie's a passable Carkasse if he
CymbelineCym V.iii.67To have saved their carcasses? Took heel to do't,To haue sau'd their Carkasses? Tooke heele to doo't,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.174Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds.Not hew him as a Carkasse fit for Hounds:
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.49Even so these ravens, for the carcassesEuen so these rauens for the carcases,
King JohnKJ II.i.456That shakes the rotten carcass of old deathThat shakes the rotten carkasse of old death
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.i.5flat, and fatal, where the carcasses of many a tall shipflat, and fatall, where the carcasses of many a tall ship,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.64I had rather give his carcass to my hounds.I'de rather giue his carkasse to my hounds.
The TempestTem I.ii.146A rotten carcass of a butt, not rigged,A rotten carkasse of a Butt, not rigg'd,

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.11 The carcass of a beauty spent and done, The carkas of a beauty spent and donne,

Glossary

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carriondead putrifying flesh, rotting carcass
carrioncarcass, wretch, worthless beast

Thesaurus

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carcasscarrion
carcass, rottingcarrion
rotting carcasscarrion

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CARCASSBASICcarcass n

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