Core, 1) the heart, the central part: “most putrefied c. so fair without,” Troil. V, 8, 1. “in my heart's c., ay, in my heart of heart,” Hml. III, 2, 78.
2) an ulcer or boil: “were not that a botchy c.?” Troil. II, 1, 7. “thou c. of envy,” V, 1, 4 (Q cur). In both passages quibbling with 'heart.'
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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