Both Uses of
carrion
in
Julius Caesar
- Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war,
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.p. 113.8 *carrion = dead
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- Swear priests, and cowards, and men cautelous,
Old feeble carrions, and such suffering soulsp. 59.4 *carrions = despicable, worthless people
Definitions:
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(1)
(carrion) the dead and rotting body of an animal; or (more rarely) animals that eat such flesh
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In archaic usage, carrion can refer to a despicable or worthless person.