hoard|ing

hoard|ing
hoard|ing1 «HR dihng, HOHR-», noun.
1. the act of one who hoards.
2. something hoarded.
hoard|ing2 «HR dihng, HOHR-», noun. British.
1. a temporary board fence around a building that is being put up, repaired, or torn down.
2. a billboard.
[< earlier hoard fence, apparently < Anglo-French hurdis, ultimately < Germanic (compare Old High German hurdī, plural) + -ing1]

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