voe
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of voe
C17: from Old Norse vagr
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Lunnasting Castle stood on a high rocky promontory, washed by the ocean on the south and east, and by a voe which ran up some way inland on the west.
From Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War by T. Hoggans
Our Viking-boys were not long rowing out the voe that evening.
From Viking Boys by Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby
The others agreed, and, thinking it best not to venture up the voe, they decided to moor their boat at some safe place on the other side of Boden and nearer Trullyabister.
From Viking Boys by Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby
The Mitchells and Tom got into the Laulie, and were soon sailing to their favourite fishing-ground, while the others embarked in the Osprey and made tacks for Boden voe.
From Viking Boys by Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby
All breathed more freely when the entrance of the voe was safely reached.
From Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War by T. Hoggans
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