hoard.
A hidden supply or fund.
Meaning & usage
A hidden supply or fund.
a hoard of provisions; a hoard of money
A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.
Where this word comes from
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”).
To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
To save or reserve in one's mind for a future need or use.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English horden, from Old English hordian, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀdōn.
A hoarding (temporary structure used during construction).
A projecting structure (especially of wood) in a fortification, somewhat similar to and later superseded by the brattice.
A hoarding (billboard).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hord, whorde, from Anglo-Norman hurde and Old French hourd, hourt (“barrier, palisade”), from Middle Dutch horde, from Old Dutch *hurd, from Proto-West Germanic *hurdi (“wickerwork, braiding of branches, hurdle, scaffolding, military company”).
Misspelling of horde.
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