What is the meaning of "Many a mickle makes a muckle"?
May 24, 2011 · A Mickle is an Irish word for 'coin' and a Muckle is an old Cockney term (derived from old Yiddish slang) meaning a 'bundle'. The phrase means to save each coin and create a bundle, i.e. a …
What could "mucka doozy" mean and where does it come from?
Jan 31, 2021 · Mickle, or muckle, is a Scottish word meaning huge, so adding the word muckle just intensifies the word doozie. The word muckle seems to be generally limited to Scotland, but there are …
Etymology of to muckle on to something - English Language & Usage …
Feb 22, 2018 · It appears to be a regional, AmE usage: Muckle: To grab on to an object, usually with a great deal of force. May also be used figuratively to indicate a strong attraction for an object or …
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Mar 6, 2017 · 4 As a comment notes, muckle is a variant of mickle, which MW defines as Scottish for " great, much." Oxford Dictionaries defines mickle-mouthed as "having a large mouth," and identifies it …
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Using the "courtly love" model, I believe that "early on," (12th century), "mistress" DID refer to men chasing higher status women who would be their "mistress" in the dominant sense of the word. But …
Where does the expression “money talks” come from?
Nov 8, 2019 · According to the The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms the saying “money talks” meaning: Wealth has great influence, may derive from: The idea behind this idiom was stated by …
Where did the term "fickle mistress" come from?
Mar 28, 2017 · At first I thought it dated to Shakespeare, because I found this reference: Timon, in the last act, is followed by his fickle mistress, &c. after he was reported to have discovered a hidden …
Origin of the expression "being cagey about something"
Mar 18, 2012 · Meikle is a variant of mickle: chiefly Scottish meaning great, much. And more from John Galt, 1834 's The literary life, and miscellanies: in three volumes: Volume 3, has a cheerful meaning …
What does “flustrated” mean, and is it a word?
Mar 17, 2013 · The Mickle Street conversations show the poet a brilliant slangist himself, as well as an inveterate twister-up of familiar words and a neologist. A librarian can become a "bookophite," and …
Is ‘Set one’s hair on fire’ a popular English idiom?
Sep 10, 2011 · @Thursagen. Thank you for your input. The Ngram chart gave me understanding of the ’currency level’ of ‘set one’s hair on fire’ vs. ‘’hair on fire’ at a glance. According to …