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Definition of Hoarding
1. Noun. Large outdoor signboard.
Definition of Hoarding
1. n. A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work.
Definition of Hoarding
1. Noun. (U.K.) A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public. ¹
2. Noun. A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them. ¹
3. Noun. (chiefly British) A billboard. ¹
4. Verb. (present participle of hoard) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hoarding
1. something hoarded [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hoarding
1. 1. A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work. "Posted on every dead wall and hoarding." (London Graphic) 2. A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something. "The whole arrangement was surrounded by a hoarding, the space within which was divided into compartments by sheets of tin." (Tyndall) Origin: From OF. Hourd, hourt, barrier, palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. Horde hurdle, fence, G. Horde, hurde; akin to E. Hurdle. See Hurdle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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