muckle

[ muhk-uhl ]

/ ˈmʌk əl /

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adjective British Dialect.

mickle.

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Origin of muckle

Middle English mukel, variant of muchel;see much

Words nearby muckle

muck bar, mucker, muck in, mucking, muckland, muckle, muckluck, muckrake, muckraker, muckrakers, mucksweat

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How to use muckle in a sentence

Like th' auld wife's parrot, 'we dinna speak muckle, but we're deevils to think,' an' we're aye thinkin' aboot ye.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
Wi' a' that he had upon his mind, it was gey and unlikely Mr. Soulis wad get muckle sleep.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4)|Various
They'll be in for their tea ony meenute, an' the room no sae muckle as sweepit.
A Window in Thrums|J. M. Barrie
He kens muckle wha kens when to speak, but far mair wha kens when to haud his tongue.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop

But for a' that and twice as muckle 's a' that, I would not exchange him for all the cherries that ever came out of Asia Minor.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education

British Dictionary definitions for muckle

muckle

/ (ˈmʌkəl) Scot /

adjective

large; much

adverb

much; greatly

Word Origin for muckle

dialect variant of mickle

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