carrion

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CARRION, noun 1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of animals; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food. 2. A worthless woman; a term of reproach. CARRION, adjective Relating to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion as a carrion-crow.
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