n.
a store of money or valued objects.
▸an amassed store of useful information.
v.
amass and hide or store away.
Derivative
Usage
The words hoard and horde are sometimes confused. A hoard is ‘a secret stock or store’, as in a hoard of treasure, while a horde is a disparaging word for ‘a large group of people’, as in hordes of greedy shareholders.
Etymology
OE hord (n.), hordian (v.), of Gmc origin.
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