hoard

Definitions


[hɔːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded
(e.g: he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold)


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Origin:
Old English hord (noun), hordian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Hort (noun), horten (verb)


[hɔːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- accumulate and hide or store away (goods or resources)
(e.g: thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English hord (noun), hordian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Hort (noun), horten (verb)




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