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There is no answer to this question because it is based on the erroneous saying "Many a mickle makes a muckle". Although it is nearly always stated that way, the correct saying is "Many a pickle makes a mickle". Mickle and muckle are two variations of the same Scottish word which means big, great, or much. Pickle, on the other hand, refers to something little (think "piccolo"). The correct saying "Many a pickle makes a mickle" thus means many little things make a big one. Source: Alan D. Mickle, Many a Mickle(Melbourne, Australia: F. W. Cheshire, 1953), p. 11-12. Alan Mickle obtained his information from Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage.

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