also. My understanding of it was "dead and putrefying flesh; also: flesh unfit for food." In Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition), carrion ('kar-e-en) is defined the same. Hope this helps. Brenda 12/09/05 Frush:Fresh "I'm hongry, go out to tha hen hawse and git me sum frush
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