[hawrd, hohrd] 
| 1. | a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver. |
| 2. | to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place: to hoard food during a shortage. |
| 3. | to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use, etc. |
| hoard (hôrd, hōrd) n. A hidden fund or supply stored for future use; a cache. v. hoard·ed, hoard·ing, hoards v. intr. To gather or accumulate a hoard. v. tr.
[Middle English hord, from Old English; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.] hoard'er n. |
