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hoarding

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[ 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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Origin of hoarding

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First recorded in 1585–95; hoard + -ing1

Words nearby hoarding

hoagie, Hoagland, hoagy, hoar, hoard, hoarding, Hoare, hoarfrost, hoarhound, hoarse, hoarsen

Definition for hoarding (2 of 2)

hoarding2
[ hawr-ding, hohr- ]
/ ˈhɔr dɪŋ, ˈhoʊr- /

noun

a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.
British. a billboard.

Origin of hoarding

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1815–25; obsolete hoard (≪ Old French hourd(e) palisade made of hurdles <Germanic; compare German Hürde hurdle) + -ing1
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Words related to hoarding

amass, stockpile, stash, buy up, gather, save, hide, squirrel, treasure, acquire, cache, garner, collect, deposit, scrimp, keep, store, lay up, sock away, lay away

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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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