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Vinony

squirrel away

verb

  1. store up, as a squirrel does nuts for the winter
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Suggesting the way that squirrels hide nuts in a cache.

  1. To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.

    “He had bits of string, cans of nails and lots of other useful tidbits squirreled away throughout his garage.”