- many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle)
- many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle)many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount.→ mickle or &
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many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle)
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many a little makes a mickle — (also many a mickle makes a muckle) proverb many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount … Useful english dictionary
many a little makes a mickle — The proper version of the next proverb (many a mickle makes a muckle). Pickle, a Scottish word for ‘a small quantity or amount’, is also found instead of little. Mickle (‘a great quantity or amount’) is now only Scottish. a 1250 Ancrene Wisse… … Proverbs new dictionary
mickle — (also muckle) archaic or Scottish & N. English noun a large amount. adjective very large. Phrases many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle) many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount. Origin OE micel great,… … English new terms dictionary
mickle — adj. & n. (also muckle) archaic or Sc. adj. much, great. n. a large amount. Phrases and idioms: many a little makes a mickle (orig. erron. many a mickle makes a muckle) many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount. Etymology: ME f. ON… … Useful english dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
