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hoard

UK/hɔːd/ US/hɔɹd/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a secret store of valuables or money

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verb

1.
2.

get or gather together

  • “I am accumulating evidence for the man”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Middle English hord, from Old English hord (“an accumulation of valuable objects cached for preservation or future use; treasure; hoard”), from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą (“treasure; hoard”), of unknown origin, but possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *kewdʰ- (“to conceal, hide”), thus meaning “something hidden”. Cognate with German Hort (“hoard; refuge”), Icelandic hodd (“treasure”), Latin cū̆stōs (“guard; keeper”). For the meaning development, compare Russian сокро́вище (sokróvišče, “treasure”) related to Russian скрыва́ть (skryvátʹ, “to hide, to conceal”).

Phrases

  • gender hoard
  • hoard house
  • hoard out
  • hoard up

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