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vole1 definition

vole (vōl)

noun

any of a number of small rodents (family Cricetidae), with a stout body and short tail

Etymology: earlier vole mouse < Scand, as in ON vǫllr, meadow, field (< PGmc *walthu- > weald, wold, Ger wald, < IE *wel-, shaggy hair, grass) + mouse

vole2 definition

vole (vōl)

noun

in old card games, the winning of all the tricks in a deal

Etymology: Fr, prob. < voler, to fly < L volare

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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