carcass vs dead meat

carcass

noun
  • The body of a dead human, a corpse. 

  • The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc. 

  • The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen. 

  • The body of a dead animal. 

  • An early incendiary ship-to-ship projectile consisting of an iron shell filled with saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony and tallow with vents for flame. 

dead meat

noun
  • A corpse 

  • Someone in danger of being killed or severely punished. 

How often have the words carcass and dead meat occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )