buttonhoard
verbUK /ˈbʌtənˌhɔːd/
US /ˈbʌtənˌhɔːrd/
To keep lots of buttons and not want to share them.
My little brother likes to buttonhoard all the shiny buttons from the craft box.
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2. To secretly hide a supply of buttons for later use.
She buttonhoarded a handful of red buttons in her pocket.
3. A person who keeps far too many buttons.
Grandma is a buttonhoard who never throws any away.
4. To grab and keep all the buttons before anyone else can get them.
Don't buttonhoard the game pieces—leave some for the rest of us.