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noun
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
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Vole
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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noun
Idiom1.
Cards. the winning by one player of all the tricks of a deal.
2.
go the vole,
a.
to venture everything on the chance of great rewards.
b.
to try one after another, as a variety of occupations: He went the vole and finally settled on watchmaking.
Origin:
1670–80; < French, derivative of voler to fly < Latin volāre
1670–80; < French, derivative of voler to fly < Latin volāre
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| vole1 (vəʊl) | |
| —n | |
| See also water vole 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 | |
| [C19: short for volemouse, from Old Norse vollr field + mus | |
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Word Origin & History
vole
1805, volemouse, lit. "field-mouse," with first element probably from O.N. völlr "field," from P.Gmc. *walthuz (cf. Icelandic völlr, Swed. vall "field," O.E. weald; see wold).
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