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hoarding

1

[hawr-ding]

noun

  1. the act of a person or animal that hoards.

    Depression-era hoarding, when gold coins disappeared from circulation;

    the hoarding of nuts by chipmunks.

  2. hoardings, things that are hoarded.



hoarding

2

[hawr-ding, hohr-]

noun

  1. a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.

  2. British.a billboard.

hoarding

/ ˈɔːɪŋ /

noun

  1. Also called (esp US and Canadian): billboard.a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a road

  2. a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoarding1

First recorded in 1585–95; hoard + -ing 1

Origin of hoarding2

First recorded in 1815–25; obsolete hoard (from Old French hourd(e) “palisade made of hurdles,” from Germanic; compare German ü “hurdle”) + -ing 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoarding1

C19: from C15 hoard fence, from Old French hourd palisade, of Germanic origin, related to Gothic haurds, Old Norse hurth door
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Example Sentences

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It says the work is estimated to take two years from this September and will continue behind the hoarding.

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The Fratellis operate according to a classic scarcity mindset, hoarding and manipulating, constantly undermining each other.

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There is also often an overlap between hoarding and self neglect, with physical and mental health issues contributing, while for some like Susan it is a learned behaviour from their parents.

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Initially observers thought Salah had taken the phone off a fan in the crowd, but it was a Liverpool staff member located behind the advertising hoardings in front of the Kop.

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Estimates suggest 2-5% of the UK population may have hoarding disorder, which the World Health Organisation classified as a mental health condition in 2018.

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