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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vole1 /voʊl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mammalsa short-tailed, stocky animal resembling a mouse.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vole1 (vōl),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalsany of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- Norwegian *vollmus, equivalent. to voll field (compare wold1) + mus mouse
- short for volemouse field mouse, perh. 1795–1805
- Games[Cards.]the winning by one player of all the tricks of a deal.
- go the vole:
- to venture everything on the chance of great rewards.
- to try one after another, as a variety of occupations:He went the vole and finally settled on watchmaking.
- Latin volāre
- French, derivative of voler to fly
- 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vole /vəʊl/ n - 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
Etymology: 19th Century: short for volemouse, from Old Norse vollr field + mus mouse; related to Icelandic vollarmus |