/hawrd, hohrd/ , n. , v. , horded, hording .
n.
1. a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.
2. a tribe or troop of Asian nomads.
3. any nomadic group.
4. a moving pack or swarm of animals: A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp.
v.i.
5. to gather in a horde: The prisoners horded together in the compound.
[ 1545-55; earlier also hord, horda horda gordá, Ukrainian ordá, ORuss (orig. in Zolotaya orda the Golden Horde), via Mongolian or directly ordu, orda royal residence or camp (later, any military encampment, army); cf. URDU ]
Syn. 1. mob, herd, throng.