DCHP-2
cache ((n.)) [< F cache < cacher to hide; influenced in several senses by Cdn F use] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1a n.
a secret hiding place.
1b n.
the contents of a secret hiding place.
1c n.
raise a cache, discover or retrieve a cache or hidden supply of whisky or other goods.
2 n.
a storing place where supplies, furs, equipment and other goods may be deposited for protection from foraging animals and the weather.
See also: en cache hoard stage ((n.)) (def. 4)
- Such caches may be in the form of holes in the ground, ice, or snow, marked or protected by cairns; they may be enclosed platforms set high in trees or merely the upper fork of a tree; or they may be well-built hutch-like contrivances raised off the ground on posts.
3 n.
a supply of provisions, gasoline, and equipment stockpiled for future use.
