vole

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

vole
    n 1: any of various small mouselike rodents of the family
         Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout
         short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting
         fields or meadows [syn: {vole}, {field mouse}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Vole \Vole\, n. [F.]
   A deal at cards that draws all the tricks. --Swift.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Vole \Vole\, v. i. (Card Playing)
   To win all the tricks by a vole. --Pope.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Vole \Vole\, n. (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to
   {Arvicola} and allied genera of the subfamily {Arvicolinae}.
   They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola
         amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The
         short-tailed field vole ({Arvicola agrestis}) of
         Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern
         field vole ({Arvicola arvalis}), and the Siberian root
         vole ({Arvicola oeconomus}), are important European
         species. The common species of the Eastern United
         States ({Arvicola riparius}) (called also {meadow
         mouse}) and the prairie mouse ({Arvicola austerus}) are
         abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other
         species are found in Canada.
         [1913 Webster]