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/hˈɔrdɪŋ/ Listen

noun

Hoarding n.

(Arch.) A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work. (Eng.) "Posted on every dead wall and hoarding."

A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something. "The whole arrangement was surrounded by a hoarding, the space within which was divided into compartments by sheets of tin."

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Etymology of 'Hoarding'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... down to the dinner that had been hoarding for him by the fire, and when she asked him faintly what news (which was not until after a long silence), he ...

— A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others • Various

... the unnatural infusion of silver into our currency and the increasing agitation for its free and unlimited coinage, which have created apprehension as to our disposition or ability to continue gold payments; the consequent hoarding of gold at home and the stoppage of investments of foreign capital, as well as the return of our securities already sold abroad; and the high rate of foreign exchange, which induced the shipment of our gold to be drawn against as ...

— Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents - Volume 8, Section 2 (of 2): Grover Cleveland • Grover Cleveland

... a goodly supply of the former article at the start, and as day wore into night, and night into day, he began hoarding it with as much avidity as ever did a ...

— The Youth's Companion - Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 • Various

... man to death on the assumption that it will be a fine day. The question is whether the jury are justified in coming to their verdict by cogent and decisive evidence. In this case I can see nothing of the sort. An eccentric old lady, with a mania for hoarding jewels, has disappeared in the night, carrying her jewels with her. A hand, identified as hers, because of the rings on it, was found on the beach next day. On those grounds, practically, we are asked to say that she is dead. ...

— The Queen Against Owen • Allen Upward

... there happened to be an account of a miser, who lived in a wretched hovel, went without sufficient clothing, and almost starved himself for the sake of hoarding money; everyone thought him poor, but after his death it was found that he had lots of gold and silver coins hidden away in the mattress of ...

— Susan - A Story for Children • Amy Walton

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