It was almost noon before he finally hauled his 'carcass' out of bed. [=before he finally got out of bed]
the rusting 'carcass' of an old truck
(..) But there were two Hobbits. Did you see two Hobbits with them? They would be small. Only children to your eyes. We left none alive. We piled the carcasses and burned them. Dead? I am sorry. Hasufel! Arod! May these horses bear you to better fortune than their former masters. (..)2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers