hoarding

  • 11Hoarding — Hoard Hoard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoarding}.] [AS. hordian.] To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12hoarding — noun Etymology: hourd, hoard hoarding Date: circa 1823 1. a temporary board fence put about a building being erected or repaired called also hoard 2. British billboard …

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  • 13Hoarding —    A temporary wooden balcony attached to the top of a castle s walls and towers before a battle. It extends over the outer edged of the wall allowing arrows and missiles to be fired at the base of the castle walls. Machicolations were like the… …

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  • 14Hoarding (animal behaviour) — Hoarding is type of animal behaviour where an an animal will store its food within a cache, in times of surplus, for times when food is less plentiful. It will also scatter hoard when it can t defend a large concentration of stored food. In other …

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  • 15Hoarding: Buried Alive — est une série télévisée américaine de type documentaire et dont la première a été télédiffusée sur la chaîne TLC le 14 mars 2010. L’émission suit des syllogomanes à travers leurs expériences de vie et les aide à apprendre à gérer leur… …

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  • 16Hoarding (disambiguation) — Hoarding may refer to:*Temporary fencing enclosing a construction site *Hoarding, the gathering and storing of goods **Compulsive hoarding, a pathological hoarding by humans ***Animal hoarding, the compulsive hoarding of animals *Hoarding… …

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  • 17Hoarding (castles) — A hoarding was a temporary wooden (shed like) construction that was placed on the exterior of the ramparts of a castle during a siege.The purpose of a hoarding was to allow the defenders to improve their field of fire along the length of a wall… …

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  • 18hoarding — hoarding1 /hawr ding, hohr /, n. 1. the act of a person who hoards. 2. hoardings, things that are hoarded. [1585 95; HOARD + ING1] hoarding2 /hawr ding, hohr /, n. 1. a temporary fence enclosing a construction site …

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  • 19hoarding — noun /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/ a) A temporary fence like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public. b) A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a …

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  • 20hoarding — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary Billboard …

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