Coring

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              He's like a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be
              cored out.                            --Marston.
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     2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.
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     3. To extract a cylindrical sample from, with a boring
        device. See {core[8]}.
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