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variant of ovi- before a vowel.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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When the grasshop begins tew liv they are verry small, but in a little while thare gits tew be plenty ov them.
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The author ov this proverb waz either a very shrude man, or he acksidentily spoke what he didn't think.
Josh Billings on Ice|Henry Wheeler Shaw
The oil ov their langwidge iz their dezire tew pleze, and their greezy words foreshadder a proffit.
Josh Billings on Ice|Henry Wheeler Shaw
Wimmin are like flowers, a little dust ov squeezing makes them the more fragrant.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw

If you want to extrikate a crab from a dilemmer, yu hav got to take holt ov him just rite.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw

ov-

Variant ofovi-