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horde definition

horde (hôrd)

noun

  1. a nomadic tribe or clan of Mongols
  2. any wandering tribe or group
  3. a large, moving crowd or throng; swarm

Etymology: Fr < Ger, earlier horda < Pol < Turk ordū, a camp < Tatar urdu, a camp, lit., something erected < urmak, to pitch (a camp)

intransitive verb horded hord′ed, hording hord′·ing

to form or gather in a horde

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