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Use in varieties of Scots

dubs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.5 9.8 95 9.9 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences8519 63 1 0 0 2
Number of authors31 14 15 1 1

Occurrences of dubs in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
through the dubs and the glaur and the clart a on page 8
mac, clart, Spring shooers an dubs their ink, the length o yin s on page 77

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he cairt an trudged throu the dubs an glaur o the lang ruch road on page 76

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Taks mair than dubs aw filled wae pish on page 104

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
s through the sharny park, In dubs gey near ti faa - on page 15
ti anither patch o middens an dubs, an there [am again at the ta on page 71

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
O muddy watters, dubs and dykes and pends. on page 121

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ok at the wee beasties in the dubs that were left by the tide. K on page 3

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
that ye splashed through the dubs in. X was for a big kiss or C on page 120

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
in the dubs an cley o baittle. on page 35

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e fermers ti platch throu the dubs wi thair Clydesdails
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
The cryneit dubs wi icy threads,
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Mosquito larvae in the dubs -
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
did. Sic rare fun we haed wi dubs!
I’m laith tae say it, but dubs the day ar mair like tae be d
2 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
ur the groond wis ayewis fu o dubs. At nicht, Planet Fankle’s
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
through the dubs and the glaur and the clart a
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
es league lads waded thru the dubs nae problem this mornin lol (2020) twitter link
- the way u plowed thru the dubs yesterday widda bot teers tae (2020) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
o the steen dyke, skitin ower dubs an plaisters at the kye hud l on page 84

2 matches

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an she liked playing amon the dubs there. Her Auntie's hoose aye on page 15

1 matches

Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
yirded wi dubs fae waakin yer dug. on page 26

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Bullied, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Threw dubs at ma face an denied they did on page 55

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
GLORIOUS DUBS on page 15

28 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
kin A gae snorklin in puddock dubs mervelin at coontless reddins on page 3

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
love tae splash aa through i'dubs on page 185

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
kks' time up tae yer knees in dubs, droonin in glaur, the hale l on page 15

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
d fan he waddlet doon tae the dubs at the edge o the loch. on page 19

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ee. I aften plytered aboot wi dubs. I likit the touch o them, th on page 51

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
k an ye jist trumple it intae dubs. There's mair sharn than girs on page 89

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ur a drink an plyterin in the dubs wi their muckle hairy feet. T
ry puil was a sottar o kirned dubs, far bairns' tackety buits hi
n, his touzly coat taiglit wi dubs, wee tossils o glaur hingin f
an the beasts, the plowter o dubs an the coorse uncertainties o
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wa species tae crawl ooto the dubs an plyter throwe a global con
lephants laired in the glaury dubs.
2 matches

Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
t, glekkit, or am clairtit in dubs n muckit
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
nk intae a saft pile o sharny dubs he couldna help but ken fit h
mynd wes teen aff the yom the dubs gied aff efter the fine crust
riven shairply doun intae the dubs by a muckle airmy style beet.
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
k, chink, chink, inno a wheen dubs on the cassie. She wis cauld,
smore in the dubs ivermair, laired in glaur, fi
in at hame. Faith, the clarty dubs an glaur o the steery
dubs tae beery her snoot in. Efter
dreepin treelips o dubs frae her dock, tae chap on Mi
7 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
“Caiket in Dubs!” A lot of our children will(2017) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@cattyish Dubs awye fit a kirn(2020) search twitter
wa oot ti guddle for tatties #Dubs(2020) search twitter
1879 ye hid ti ca the dubs aff yer beets ti enter the ki(2020) search twitter
@aduncan59 Aye stirks n dubs(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
urdoch It wis a serious kirn. Dubs central. Hame noo wi yirdit s(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
hanks, heughs, haughs, mires, dubs an parks. #lairnscots #scotsl (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ck lines fer the starns, blue dubs on page 18

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
hunkers an felt aboot in tha dubs an afore lang he foond anithe on page 13
As lassies wi een like gumlie dubs on page 51

2 matches

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