vole UK /vəʊl/US /voʊl/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini. •(no longer used) A deal in a card game, écarté, that draws all the tricks.Ladies, I'll venture for the vole. — 1731 verb1 •(no longer used) To win all the tricks by a vole.no lad shall chuck, or lady vole, But some excising Courtier will have toll. — 1717 formsvoled · voling · voles