mickle

/ˈmɪkəl/
noun
  1. A large amount; a great deal. Often used in the phrase 'many a little makes a mickle' (meaning small amounts add up).
    • He believed that every little bit helps, and many a little makes a mickle.
    • Save a penny each day, and soon you'll have a mickle.
    • The charity collected a mickle of donations from the community.
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adjective
  1. Great; large; much. Now mostly archaic or dialectal.
    • In old tales, the hero often faced a mickle beast.
    • She had a mickle heart, full of kindness.
    • The farmer spoke of a mickle harvest that year.
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