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duck Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.7 17.5 28.8 19.9 11.6 43.7 22.1
Number of occurrences6433 18 2 2 4 5
Number of authors28 14 7 2 2 1 2

Occurrences of duck in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
'd fell intae it: there wis a Duck an a Dodo, a Lory an an Hagle on page 24
"fund whit?" said the Duck. on page 26
As a duck wae its eyelids, so he wae hi on page 102

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
d wis Brylcreemt back intil a Duck's Erse hairstyle, an unner hi on page 85

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
A duck breenges by wi on page 61

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
whit happened, never shoutit 'duck'' on page 24
could loup sae skeigh an duck an dive. on page 75

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ent, bein weel kennt ower the Duck Pond but haein nae historie i on page 102

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
DUCK FEET on page 11
up the deep end shoutet, Heh duck feet, an then evrubdy else st on page 13
no catch me in a pair ae they duck feet. on page 15
ird though. He wears a Donald Duck tie an supports Saint Mirren. on page 34
d that said: Merry Christmas, Duck Feet. on page 43
Also on pages 90
7 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
But bein a mammy's ma Donald Duck, and ah've tried tae make the on page 76
. Ah showed a friend Leanne's duck-face selfies and she said the on page 85

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an roon the duck pond yonder. on page 4

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ilk yaird asteer wi duck an hen, on page 53

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
up the deep end shoutet, Heh duck feet, an then evrubdy else st
Heh how’d yi no get a perra duck feet tae go wi yir wings.
no catch me in a pair ae they duck feet.
3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An tho A duck intae a hole
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
e nae warse than watter aff a duck's back, an that the warld mic
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
afore ah wis even born. Dis a duck wae wan leg swim in circles?
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
me, that it’s watter aff a duck’s back but the truth is, it
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
He quickly pointed fir me tae duck doon an’ scramble across th
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Ah duck intae The Bull and Gate. Good
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
, took tae the preachin lik a duck tae watter an travelled aboot

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
, taen tae the preachin lik a duck tae watter, an travelled aw o

@Chazzbat tweeted
o a foreign body in ma crispy duck. Ur they tryin tae kill me, d(2020) search twitter
o mine in ma crispy shredded duck ready meal. Ah still ate it, (2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sel a poosan an Jinny hid the Duck with a drizzle of plum sauce on page 36

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Donald Duck! Donald Duck!" they baith shoutit it the s on page 35
"DONALD DUCK!" shoutit Gertie. on page 41
Sun noo: DAFTIE DONALD DISNEY DUCK." on page 42

6 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Fit wie did I no duck? on page 99
Rubber duck, aye! on page 165

4 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
fallen intill id: air were a Duck an a Dodo, a Lory, an an Eagl on page 22
"Found what?" sade e Duck. on page 24
As a duck wi ids eyelids, so he wi his on page 100

3 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
t an hid a go at pickin oot a duck fae the watter. Ye didnae win
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Duck knickers thit Wullie boucht i
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
. Will be wackin about like a duck for a month or so again!!(2016) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
thRalston A fine day if yer a duck.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
in common wi the proverbial 'duck's bum'. on page 43

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
watching the the whaal backs duck and dive in the dowdoswang on page 112

1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
eef. Da boys glaepit da honey duck an Gutteryaggle wis truly agg
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
some male calloo (long-tailed duck). Dey mak winter in Shetland (2015) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
fa'en intae eet: there was a Duck an a Dodo, a Lory an an Eagle on page 23
"Foond whit?" 'said th Duck. on page 25
As a duck wi eets eyelids, sae her wi h on page 103

4 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
had fell intae it. Thur wus a Duck an a Dodo, a Lory an an Eagle on page 24
"Fun what?" said the Duck on page 26
Es a duck wi its ee-lids, sae hae wi ha on page 104

4 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
he watter frae his skin lik a duck. His T-shirt an shorts were s
1 matches

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