/ hɔːd; NAmE hɔːrd/ noun , verb
■ noun
hoard (of sth) a collection of money, food, valuable objects, etc., especially one that sb keeps in a secret place so that other people will not find or steal it
■ verb
[ v , vn ] to collect and keep large amounts of food, money, etc., especially secretly
► hoard·er noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English hord (noun), hordian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Hort (noun), horten (verb).