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muckle

[muhk-uhl]

adjective British Dialect.

mickle.

Origin:
Middle English mukel, variant of muchel; see much

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mickle or dialect (Scot), (Northern English) muckle (ˈmɪk^əl, ˈmʌk^əl)

—*adj*
1.	great or abundant

—*adv*
2.	much; greatly

—n
3.	a great amount, esp in the proverb, mony a little makes a mickle
4.	(Scot) a small amount, esp in the proverb, many a mickle maks a muckle

[C13 mikel, from Old Norse mikell, replacing Old English micelmuch]

muckle or dialect (Scot), (Northern English) muckle

—*adj*

—*adv*

—n

[C13 mikel, from Old Norse mikell, replacing Old English micelmuch]

muckle (ˈmʌk^əl)

—*adj*
1.	large; much

—*adv*
2.	much; greatly

[dialect variant of mickle]

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