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voes

voes is the plural of voe.

Meaning of voe

Noun

voe (plural voes)

  1. (UK) A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.
    • The power thou dost covet / O'er tempest and wave, / Shall be thine, thou proud maiden, / By beach and by cave,— / By stack and by skerry, by noup, and by voe, / By air and by wick, and by helyer and gio, / And by every wild shore which the northern winds know, / And the northern tides lave.1822, [Walter Scott], chapter VI, in The Pirate. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 142

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Questions about voes

What is voes the plural of?
Voes is the plural of voe.

Words near voes in the dictionary

  1. Voelzes
  2. voenkomat
  3. Voerendaal
  4. Voertigern
  5. voertsek
  6. voes
  7. voetganger
  8. voetgangers
  9. Voetian
  10. Voetianism
  11. voetsak

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