A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of cups in Corpus

Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
gie them hauners, fill their cups fir auld lang syne, on page 77

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
igh speed, efter a hauf dozen cups o' twa shot coffee! Aye, when on page

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
milk intae baith cups. She didnae seem the least bi on page 185

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
ower cups o tea. on page 68
thirs plates an cups an god knows whuts on page 105

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
bin at bacon rolls an plastic cups o coffee that the o1m had bro on page 52

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
it wis nice weather an drink cups a tea an gab an ah'd go doon on page 169

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
She'd smash the cups when she was angry An she'd s on page 31

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
she cups his hauns wi hers on page 9

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
yersel be true. Tho A'm in ma cups it's still gey clear, We daur on page 44

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Sangster, Maureen Lallans 73 - Stars, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Haein their cups o tea, aw they hae the money on page 56

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
, cleared the table, took the cups an saucers oot tae on page 46

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Annand, J. K. Lallans 75 - Yule, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
And cups for dolly’s tea
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
bather. Stop takkin claes an cups o tea, say ye'r wantin the wa
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
icate platefus. An there were cups o tea wi shortbreid,
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
crisps, bottles o juice, some cups and a tray wi some wee cakes
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Then see them raise their cups (or mugs)
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
omehin ah had tae lairn. "Twa cups o tea," an auld chiel wid say
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
OWER hurried cups o coffee an bowls o soup, fow
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
r oot, offerin it tae him. He cups the flame ay the lighter in h
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Front somersault wi’ “B”cups!” She saw the funny side an
nantly that they were “C” cups! A had tae point oot, that th
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
bank huvin wur tea oot a tin cups Spencer goes:
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@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
a thurd cuppy coaffe. Jis wee cups, no big mugs ??????(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
e table' and we 'sign oot the cups'. Tae clean the table we wid (2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ben the hoose' 'sinin oot the cups' or gien the table a guid dic (2021) twitter link

Doric

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Seaforth Road, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Cups o tea droon the din o daytime on page 70

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oon oan the table, garrin the cups and sassers dirl. "Damn ye te on page 65

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
on ower the clink an tingil o cups an sassers an silver speens. on page 22
he coffee an a tray o rattlin cups and speens. on page 29

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
For prehistory an cups o’ tea
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
an bags an jars an plates an cups. “That’s affa funny,” s
” Aitken’s roar shook the cups on the table. “Steal fae hi
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Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
"They didna get the cups did they?"
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
hippit mugs or flooery cheena cups.
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Diansangu, Mae Doric, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
it's fur bletherin intae fly cups an funcy pieces.
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
yself in the kitchen: I rinse cups, put awa dishes and fold up t
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Then he paid fur wir twa cups o coffee fae a peedie reed ta on page 43

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I gethered cups an falded up the cloot on page 72

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me cups empty. on page 88

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ll some ale. But the two last cups took a meenit longer, as I ad on page 76

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Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
fae hot cups. Is their a better wak than on page 18

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
the sitteen-room kerryan twa cups o tea. It wis no good. He’d
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Tree cups o tae.' He says, 'Hit's OK.' on page 68

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Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
d doon tae da cafe an got twa cups a tae. Still her face wis a b
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Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
r imaginary tay fae da peerie cups.
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Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
on waukenin up – twa cups o tea.
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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
hou daes wi oil anoint, An ma cups rinnin ower. on page 68

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