n. A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
n. A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
n. A billboard.
v. Present participle of hoard.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work.
n. A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of amassing or making a hoard.
n. In medieval fortification, a covered structure of timber, either temporary or permanent, placed on top of the walls and towers of a fortress to afford increased facilities for defense.
n. A fence for inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work; any similar inclosure of boards.
n. Hence A bill-board; any boarding on which bills are posted.
n. Also hoard.
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n. large outdoor signboard
Word Usage
"Officials deemed it unfit for human occupancy because of what he called hoarding."