coring

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Core \Core\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cord (k?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Coring.]

1.To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple. [1913 Webster]

He's like a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out.— Marston.[1913 Webster]

2.To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting. [1913 Webster]

3.To extract a cylindrical sample from, with a boring device. See core[8]. [PJC]

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