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coring

[ kawr-ing, kohr- ]

noun

  1. the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
  2. Geology, Mining. core 1( def 4 ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of coring1

First recorded in 1865–70; core 1 + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

With every "this" he had illustrated the virtues of his wares by slicing potatoes, coring apples, opening bottles and cans, etc.

That lady was making preserves, for which Lucy had been kept since early morning paring and coring apples and stoning plums.

Peel the oranges and the apples, cut them across in thin slices, coring the apples and removing the pips from the oranges.

All the mysteries of vents, and false coring when necessary, can only be understood by practical familiarity with founding.

Wash the apples; cut them in pieces without peeling or coring, but remove any imperfect parts.

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