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Webster 1913 Edition
Hoarding
Hoard′ing
,Noun.
[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.]
Posted on every dead wall and
hoarding
. London Graphic.
2.
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. Tyndall.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hoarding
HOARDING
,ppr.
1.
Instinctively collecting and laying up provisions for winter; as, the squirrel is a hoarding animal.Definition 2024
hoarding
hoarding
English
Noun
hoarding (plural hoardings)
- (Britain) A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
- A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
- (chiefly Britain) A billboard.
See also
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Temporary fencing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hoarding (castles) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Billboard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
See hoard
Verb
hoarding
- present participle of hoard