Hoard or hoard means an enormous store of goods, or a stockpile--
The miser liked only one thing--to count his hoard of gold.
When they warned of a hurricane, he amassed a hoard of provisions.
Hoard may also mean the act of stockpiling goods, or amassing a great store of something--
The social worker was worried that his compulsion to hoard was making the apartment unhealthy.
Horde or horde ( rhymes with hoard ) means a large army or crowd--
The armies of the Great Khan were called the Golden Horde.
A horde of horsemen swept down from the heights.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The plunder carried off by the horde of warriors amounted to a vast hoard of weapons and gold."
Note--"horrid" ( har id ) sounds much like "hoard" when some people say it. Horrid means really, really, terrible, awful or nasty--
What a horrid little woman!
Terrible? It was horrid!
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