: having a core of a specified kind
usually used in combination
a balsa-cored deck

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First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cored was in 1945

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“Cored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cored. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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