A large amount of supplies or goods that are stored and kept for future use, especially during emergencies.
Combining 'stock' (a supply of goods) and 'pile' (a heap), the term emerged in the 1900s, particularly used during wars when countries needed to gather resources. Both words have Old Germanic roots.
Squirrels are nature's ultimate stockpilers—they're running the world's most efficient supply chain system, burying nuts and then actually remembering where many of them are, preventing forest fires by accident.
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