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breeks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words46.2 44.7 40 99.4 11.6 21.9 88.4
Number of occurrences14384 25 10 2 2 20
Number of authors71 41 16 5 2 1 6

Occurrences of breeks in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
Teddy Boy suit, wi drainpipe breeks streitched ticht aroon his ba on page 85

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
t turnt nine, yit weerin knee-breeks, wi wee cuitie blae socks an on page 59

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
legs. Ettlin tae keep ma new breeks dry A rowed thaim up tae ma b on page 22

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
mony, mony pairs of breeks on page 15

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
yer brolly destroyed and yer breeks hingin oot, on page 8
n girns atween quick dichts o breeks an on page 77

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
patch on the knees o a pair o breeks for the auld fermer. 'Jennet, on page 25
vered his hodden-grey coat an breeks, a tall, thin, lang-faced bea on page 29
in buits, grant ye, but broun breeks an a jaiket o hodden grey ... on page 59
n sark an a pair o ruch linen breeks ower woollen stockins, an a p on page 68
like a herd o stirks, wi rent breeks, skint knees an thistle skelf on page 73

6 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Mind, lawdie, tak yer breeks aff when ye dae it!' on page 34
n the shift it wis aye Nick's breeks that hung up in my mither's r on page 69

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
green check o the jaickit and breeks near blinded ye. He looked li on page 44
were troussed in a perra gyre breeks, bottle-green and made o coor on page 77
e bahoukie o thae awfie green breeks and baith haunds were clarted on page 100
in her belted smock and green breeks. Ablow on page 104
er watched the giant in green breeks heidin towards a lassie aboot on page 106
Also on pages 112, 135, 155, 210
10 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Christ, ed rip meh breeks rite aff meh hurdies on page 3

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
a deil jn his strippit jammie breeks and jaiket. 'Shaw yer faither on page 59
an, get aw that glaur aff yer breeks! Ye hae tae get ready, ma boa on page 61
His breeks were bottle green. His gloves on page 67
She'd chaw the breeks nicht aff her bum, on page 114
And pirates wearin purpre breeks, on page 159

5 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
e juist shoot yer load in yer breeks? on page 114

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ands chirpin awa in wee short breeks, on page 25
n's up the close tae hike yer breeks if yer back is sair. on page 43

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Braid Scots' in breeks! on page 31

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
whaul, erse hingin oot his breeks, an niver buin kisst. Bit he on page 2

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e long chain danglin frae his breeks. ""Looks braw,"' she added wi on page 84

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and decided no tae be a Tarry-breeks efter aw. Sae when Christophe on page 49

1 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
Yin might yell, "Haw! Feartie breeks!" on page 17

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
st aff! Is that no the king's breeks? And, if I say it masel, rait on page 40
at and hard. "Whit the deil's breeks is this?' he said. 'It looks on page 60

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
n wee laddie should split his breeks in twa on page 15
Filled his breeks. on page 21

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an pairty frocks an Sunday breeks on page 52

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
the tap ay yir breeks on page 81

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
re kirtle-bund but, happed in breeks, on page 67

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
breeks and sarks tae the bus for oor on page 11

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
washed in the back-pouch o my breeks. on page 21

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
em a', he looed a pair o gowd breeks that wid on page 56
Heid Yin near aboot rent his breeks lauchin. "There's nae gowks i on page 58
"Can I no keep on ma gowd breeks?" he pleadit. "Fowk love tae on page 65
fur the sake o yer auld gowd breeks." on page 66

5 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
an aw her oarders. Nivver hid breeks tae her bliddy erse untae the on page 66

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
o the room and picked up his breeks and he pit them on. He pit on
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
an shew a jaiket or a pair o breeks, sae ma time winna be tint.
swack, he haed stertit on the breeks een afore the village fowk cu
hreid, but the fient a pair o breeks wad come o’t, he kent that
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
umman in her village tae weer breeks.” I wis aboot tae say somet
y coudna believe. A wumman in breeks.”
ou, “sae I dinna aften weer breeks, mysel,” says she, “an ne
3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
gh, when I began to want into breeks’ (p. 72)) but maistly uises
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
t bi auld bodies weirin taury breeks, can find oot hou sicna sangs
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
spikes that left teirs in his breeks. He minds that the war a shai
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ouns like bletherskite, brae, breeks, bubbly-jock, claes, cloot, c
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
, staun up, and near keich ma breeks as the auld boy has miraculou
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
"Here, look, John! Yer breeks are aw torn, dear
wi breeks fu o holes -
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
. The airms she’d mak intae breeks for laddies.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tors. There’s auld soaks an breeks flung oer the couch an a smel
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
my hands, under my nails. My breeks feel wet, and Lugs is hard ta
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Ma breeks they get a' dirty
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
aes up an he feeds his shuin, breeks an stockins tae the lowpin lo
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Mair Licht, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
aawise wear clean breeks
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
her torn an manky jaicket an breeks. She had actually forgot.
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
ther than swither or aggle ma breeks,
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
yer brolly destroyed and yer breeks hingin oot,
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Qualified just fae the breeks that I'm wearing
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
Gaelic is briogais: fae Scots breeks, meanin troosers.
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
h'll be able tae buy a pair o breeks aff the peg that'll actually (2020) search twitter
ngs Bob, ah verneer pished ma breeks laughing at that tweet. Comed(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
emmit is? Whit aboot a pair o breeks? When they visit the @RobertB (2018) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
e ma chamoix cream and padded breeks ah fully expect tae be lyin o (2021) twitter link
image o' a'body drappin their breeks but apparently it wis the las (2021) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
i fleggin them oot ower thurr breeks?' Andra wisna thinkin tae his on page 84

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Thursday nicht yer breeks needed mendin on page 148
A bittie tow upon his breeks wiz rappit roon an' roon on page 157
He wears checkit breeks on page 180

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n a lang coat, an thick serge breeks, wi a bit raip pulld ticht ab on page 13

1 matches

McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
kkin up helms o' tailor bocht breeks
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
is runnin oot o the erse o my breeks) As Muggie Sliga peyed me she
wis rinnin oot the erse o his breeks an, he wis a bittie
o my breeks, pit it's twa muckle paws on
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
cked in aneth his knee-length breeks, an a thick tweed cap ruggit
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a hauf- croon. Gangs o tarry-breeks stravaiged throwe the toun an
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Fae ane o the pouches in his breeks, the loon teen oot the bolt f
1 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
Camouflage Breeks
I bocht a pair o camouflage breeks,
2 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
Dubby breeks, bleedin nose an untied sheen
1 matches

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
e toon. So looked out ma best breeks my new ganzie and my brand ne
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
iron breeks an a steel spaver.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
back tae Macduff tae keep his breeks fae rubbin the skin tae the r
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
A'm intae ma September breeks an thinkin aboot beets an aw!(2020) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Maybe smuggle een oot in yer breeks fur @thebayfish to dae thon d(2015) search twitter
wee'd? Ah near oan pished ma breeks?(2017) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ery o lichts and clips for ma breeks then I'll be oot on i pathies(2020) search twitter
avyshanks Pish! Better tak my breeks aff i line.(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
et....I refuse tae buy bigger breeks. May need tae get a panty gir(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
m struttin roond in his short breeks, on page 39

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
We slipped aff wir breeks and wir stockeens and danced on page 61
I gathered me breeks aff the floor in the dark, Me on page 71
- slip, get dog dirt on yer breeks on page 75
appeared fae somewhar in his breeks. ft he'd been bom tae the wor on page 77

5 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An bicycle clips aroond his breeks tae keep the oil off. on page 43
hen pits a patch on the boy's breeks on page 117

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
dishcloot tae press grandads' breeks. on page 31

1 matches

Peace, Courtney The 'Guid' Life, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
I palled up me breeks, pit oan me baits,
1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
x press gang men in dir white breeks an navy jackets dart across J
1 matches

@HazelTindall tweeted
@helenmoncrieff- maybe breeks instead o shorts!(2015) search twitter

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
ife hersel wes loupan roon in breeks... on page 131
tae see yir breeks aa smoort wi mulk and sharn. on page 133

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
his ain place atween the coul breeks an wairm fire. He was leukin on page 1

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha Boney Boys in shoart breeks then on page 10
Lake free-stane blocks, yella breeks on page 15

2 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
drookit, coul an foondert, ma breeks on page 16
gied it a dicht on ma drookit breeks on page 18
eir chins flap doon tae their breeks. on page 24
Yer breeks scarce hide yer asses. on page 34
An a glunterpuddin in breeks o tartan, on page 38

5 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Pads, breeks clabbert wi glar tha wuntér on page 2
wheen o new yins, an some new breeks forbye? Tha airse is hingin o on page 15
wear noo? A hinnae onie ither breeks tae pit on me, an A wudnae kn on page 18
ame noo an get a pair o Hugh' breeks fur ye, an then All rin ye do on page 19
Whare'er ye luk thair's ridin breeks, ir tweeds an Barbour jeckit, on page 21
Also on pages 26
7 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Went tae bed wae his breeks oan on page 21

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
the glunterpuddin in the rare breeks? Yin o them "celebrities"? #U (2014) twitter link
ot at tha golf. Mind the daft breeks: http://t.co/qLSWs45C1w (2014) twitter link
Yer breeks are trippin ye, Stormzy: tha (2019) twitter link
ody can pou aff a daft pair o breeks it's the #UlsterScots. (2014) twitter link

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