All 6 Uses of
carrion
in
A Dance With Dragons
- One of his shoulders was much higher than the other, and he stooped over his trencher like a vulture over carrion.†
p. 182.0 *
- From time to time the guards waved their spears to chase away the kestrels, gulls, and carrion crows paying court to the deceased.†
p. 393.2
- Carrion crows and seabirds squabbled over your eyes, they say.†
p. 427.4
- He called Jon Snow a craven, a liar, and a turncloak, cursed him for a black-hearted buggering kneeler, a robber, and a carrion crow, accused him of wanting to fuck the free folk up the arse.†
p. 767.4
- '"As well make peace with wolves and carrion crows."†
p. 779.8
- My flesh will feed the wolves and carrion crows, she thought sadly, and worms will burrow through my womb.†
p. 1027.8
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.