Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: January 10, 2015

mickle

Definition: (noun) A large number or amount or extent.
Synonyms: hatful, lot, mint, muckle, peck, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, pile, plenty, mass,batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight
Usage: It was only when he found a mickle of old letters in the basement that he learned hisgrandmother had been a prolific and talented writer.

 

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