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    Hoard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoarding.] [AS. hordian.] To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain.
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    Hoarding , n. [From OF. hourd, hourt, barrier, palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. horde hurdle, fence, G. horde, hürde; akin to E. hurdle. √16. See Hurdle.]
    1. (Arch.) A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work. [Eng.]
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      Posted on every dead wall and hoarding.
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    2. A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something.
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      The whole arrangement was surrounded by a hoarding, the space within which was divided into compartments by sheets of tin.
      Tyndall.

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