'Hoarding' definitions:
Definition of 'Hoarding'
From: GCIDE
- Hoarding \Hoard"ing\, n. [From OF. hourd, hourt, barrier, palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. horde hurdle, fence, G. horde, h["u]rde; akin to E. hurdle. [root]16. See Hurdle.]
- 1. (Arch.) A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- Posted on every dead wall and hoarding. --London Graphic. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something. [1913 Webster]
- The whole arrangement was surrounded by a hoarding, the space within which was divided into compartments by sheets of tin. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hoarding'
From: GCIDE
- 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]