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Use in varieties of Scots

biscuit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.3 11.2 19.2 0 5.8 10.9 0
Number of occurrences3521 12 0 1 1 0
Number of authors23 14 7 1 1

Occurrences of biscuit in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
ry doughnut, or mibbe a sweet biscuit. Syne, efter their denner, wh on page 42
For noo, ye can hae hauf o ma biscuit. I hope that maks ye feel bet on page 43

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
s an place-mats, redd oot the biscuit tins, flambé the scones, on page 77

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
or mair, haurd and fired tae biscuit on page 79

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'It wis a biscuit hoast,' said Roo, 'no yin ye on page 107
that Roo wis sayin aboot his Biscuit Hoast and Kanga wis tellin th on page 113

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
d, bend doon and take oot the biscuit tin. Pot luck's inside. on page 38

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye'll find it's cake or tasty biscuit.
A jist keep nibblin at ma biscuit.
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
I poued oot ma ration biscuit fae ma pootch an bit a bit af
stert. Efter chowin a wee bit biscuit, I haundit it ower tae them t
2 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
lace – and let us leave the biscuit bemoaners ahint us.
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ecarious positions. They’re biscuit-ersed an their coats are on s
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
for ah only hud an apple or a biscuit ma ma gied me fur a playpiece
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ye think mhmhm cake or mhmhm biscuit, like most things it's damn i(2020) search twitter
llyMcD1 @katiec1314 It's no a biscuit, def willing to go tae war on(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
tered ower the heid wae a tea biscuit.(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
wball, but Ah prefer a German biscuit (Empire biscuit). Telt a Germ(2018) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
at second guy (efter the limp biscuit fae the castle) wis full-on. (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
le - is it u thats the baldy biscuit tin - ouch lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
nks are nae for me I've got a biscuit box instead Weel shoved in an on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tin siller inte a roosty blue biscuit tin. on page 59

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
cud come in fir a drink an a biscuit - as lang as it wis aricht w on page 63
"And a chocolate biscuit?" on page 64

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ie helpit ersel t'a chocolate biscuit. "Foo'r ye gettin oan wi yer on page 21
em," said Beldie, steepin er biscuit 1n er tay. on page 22

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Eck nae end, he wis intae the biscuit
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
issapintin when ye rattle the biscuit tin n ye jist hear crumbs(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
oors, bit this is tacking the biscuit! ???????? https://t.co/1KQrv8(2019) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Nae as bad as findin the last biscuit is a plain chocolate KitKat.(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
a (bonnie person, literally a biscuit), chuspa (pyock). (2021) twitter link

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
rid fed her on chicken an cat biscuit. If shö fyaarmed aroond da m
1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
molach95 That's all a wee bit biscuit tin, naw? (2020) twitter link