Paddy wrote: > Hmm, > I've found a term for a large tuple, a muckle: > > > http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Amuckle&btnG=Search&meta= > > Definitions of muckle on the Web: > > * batch: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or > extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; > "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" > wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn > As in that well-known Scottish saying
"Mony a mickle make a muckle" meaning many small things add up to something great. Due, I believe, the the great Rabbie Burns. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list