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

1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.

2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Cord \Cord\ (k[^o]rd), n. [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord, cord, fr. Gr. chordh`; cf. chola`des intestines, L. haruspex soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. g["o]rn, pl. garnir gut, and E. yarn. Cf. Chord, Yarn.]

1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

2. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a cord or line.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

He's likee a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out. --Marston.

2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)