carcase

Meaninga quiver

Common meaning: a dead body

carcasea quiverSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 94 · scan

Journey through time

Persiancarkash‘a quiver’source
Old Frenchcarquassesource
Middle Englishcarcayssource
Englishmeaning shiftsa quiver → a dead bodycarcase‘a dead body’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Persian carkash ‘a quiver’.

Roots

carkash Persian “a quiver”

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