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vole
(voʊl)
Word forms: plural voles
1. countable noun
A vole is a small animal that looks like a mouse but has very small ears and a short tail. Voles usually live in fields or near rivers.
2. See also water vole
vole in British English 1
(vəʊl)
noun
any of numerous small rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, mostly of Eurasia and North America and having a stocky body, short tail, and inconspicuous ears: family Cricetidae
See also water voleWord origin
C19: short for volemouse, from Old Norse vollr field + mus mouse; related to Icelandic vollarmusvole in British English 2
(vəʊl)
noun
(in some card games, such as écarté) the taking of all the tricks in a deal, thus scoring extra points
Word origin
C17: from French, from voler to fly, from Latin volārevole in American English 1
(voʊl)
noun
any of a number of small rodents (family Cricetidae), with a stout body and short tail
Word origin
earlier vole mouse < Scand, as in ON vǫllr, meadow, field (< PGmc *walthu- > weald, wold1, Ger wald, < IE *wel-, shaggy hair, grass) + mousevole in American English 2
(voʊl)
noun
in old card games, the winning of all the tricks in a deal
Word origin
Fr, prob. < voler, to fly < L volareImage ofvole
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