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hoarding
1[ hawr-ding ]
/ ˈhɔr dɪŋ /
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noun
the act of a person or animal that hoards: Depression-era hoarding, when gold coins disappeared from circulation;the hoarding of nuts by chipmunks.
hoardings, things that are hoarded.
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hoarding2
[ hawr-ding, hohr- ]
/ ˈhɔr dɪŋ, ˈhoʊr- /
noun
a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.
British. a billboard.
Origin of hoarding
21815–25; obsolete hoard (≪ Old French hourd(e) palisade made of hurdles <Germanic; compare German Hürde hurdle) + -ing1
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British Dictionary definitions for hoarding
hoarding
/ (ˈhɔːdɪŋ) /
noun
a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a roadAlso called (esp US and Canadian): billboard
a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site
Word Origin for hoarding
C19: from C15 hoard fence, from Old French hourd palisade, of Germanic origin, related to Gothic haurds, Old Norse hurth door
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