muckle

[ muhk-uh l ]

/ ˈmʌk əl /

adjective British Dialect.

mickle.

Nearby words

muck-up day, muckamuck, mucker, mucking, muckland, muckle, muckluck, muckrake, muckrakers, muckraking, mucksweat

Origin of muckle

Middle English mukel, variant of muchel; see much

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Examples from the Web for muckle

The up-train stops at Lone, at a quarter past twal, sir, and seldom varies for as muckle as twa minutes.
The Lost Lady of Lone|E.D.E.N. Southworth
I've seen lassies makkin' themsels sma' for lads often enough, but I never saw ane 'at prigged so muckle wi' her ain brother.
A Window in Thrums|J. M. Barrie
It was a' my grannie's doin', God bless her—for weel he may, an' muckle she needs 't.'
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald
Mebbe, Maister Smuth, if we wad have had a dram afore ye wass lettin' doon yer line, we micht have grappit that muckle fush!
Mr. Punch With Rod and Gun|Various

He shouted with all his power, but the wind whirled away Muckle Alick's cries as though they had been baby Gavin's.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

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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