/ vəʊl; NAmE voʊl/ noun
a small animal like a mouse or rat that lives in fields or near rivers
—see also water vole
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (originally vole-mouse ): from Norwegian voll(mus) field (mouse).
/ vəʊl; NAmE voʊl/ noun
a small animal like a mouse or rat that lives in fields or near rivers
—see also water vole
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (originally vole-mouse ): from Norwegian voll(mus) field (mouse).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005