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[hawrd, hohrd] 
–noun
| 1. | a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place: to hoard food during a shortage. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use, etc. |
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| 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. |
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Hoard
Hoard\, n. See Hoarding, 2. --Smart.Hoard
Hoard\, n. [OE. hord, AS. hord; akin to OS. hord, G. hort, Icel. hodd, Goth. huzd; prob. from the root of E. hide to conceal, and of L. custos guard, E. custody. See Hide to conceal.] A store, stock, or quantity of anything accumulated or laid up; a hidden supply; a treasure; as, a hoard of provisions; a hoard of money.Hoard
Hoard\, v. i. To lay up a store or hoard, as of money. To hoard for those whom he did breed. --Spenser.
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Language Translation for : hoard
Spanish:
provisión,
German:
der Vorrat,
Japanese:
貯蔵
hoard (n.)
O.E. hord "treasure, valuable stock or store," from P.Gmc. *khuzdan (cf. O.N. hodd, Ger. hort, Goth. huzd "treasure," lit. "hidden treasure"), from *kuzdho, probably from PIE base *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see hide (n.1)). The verb is from O.E. hordian.
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