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Voc also ráha Voc see
ráh (Voc.), also ráha (Voc.), see Sievers, 117.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

votes and residence votes so
They have in addition 'property votes,' and 'residence votes;' so that, with their influence over the elections, they are generally able to pack the board; and in that case the officials are almost invariably Protestants and conservatives.
— from The Land-War in Ireland: A History for the Times by James Godkin

violin a real violin sound
He had not known that you could make a violin, a real violin, sound like that.
— from The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Volunteers and rendered valuable service
This officer commanded the East Griqualand Mounted Rifle Volunteers, and rendered valuable service.
— from South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 8) From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901 by Louis Creswicke

variety and red variety self
Red variety crossed by a distinct plant of the red variety, and red variety self-fertilised.
— from The Effects of Cross & Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin

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