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Use in varieties of Scots

heap Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.4 13.9 18.1 19.9 5.8 31 4.4
Number of occurrences4627 12 2 1 3 1
Number of authors38 21 11 2 1 2 1

Occurrences of heap in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
"Tap o the cless, heid o the heap, nummer yin cake.' on page 79

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
gey dishertent efter lossin a heap o siller in a law-plea, and h on page 6

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
the waas o Asgairth, leavin a heap o stanes. An naebodie wis fir on page 14

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
yer wame, a heap o wheat on page 16

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
What is that heap of rottenness At which the ho on page 6

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ey were flung ontae the scrap heap wi hairdly a thocht. This is on page 147

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ou fuckin little mother-rapin heap o shit,' roared the OIM as he on page 53

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
In a tangled heap, on page 37

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
tae the grund, crushed tae a heap. Noo the sicht o thon pie wis on page 95

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
id spulyie wis lyin in a trig heap on the flair. The Wee Tods co on page 56

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
The Fower Maries: Dinna heap trouble on trouble, quine. on page 21

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Robb, Fraser Lallans 61 - Jimmy Bond, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, weans
Was a heap o clish-ma-claver on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ast it cowped intae a puggled heap in a big bank o snaw. Hercule on page 19

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Ian Middleton wrote a heap o little sma bunnles, as he c
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
year is aye at the heid o the heap on the Scottish fowk scene.
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
nd an sae plowterin intil the heap o shairn wi a chork. He didna
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
r seembols ontae the teeterin heap in their profile picture's co
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
™m bloody arse oer elbow in a heap oan the grun, the barra lyin
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
unner yairds, collapsing in a heap and then he wid hae tae be ca
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
odies - the inemy - intil a heap. Bit there wis nae sign o the
sformt intae a hospital, an a heap o thin, manky mattresses wis
sit Iskander an sut doon in a heap on the grun. Bill an Iskander
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
An woke up in a heap in ma aul’ easy chair.
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
wi ma Yes tap on, an a muckle heap o campaign materials unner ma
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
yer bio but that wid bring a heap of other fannies on yer DMs, (2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
ent contexts. Is it a rubbish heap, a chaotic mess, a mischievou (2019) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
was a large island wi a hale heap o the fanciest modern kitchen on page 76

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ak ony mair An collapsed in a heap on a cheer on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the Toon shoppin. Ah bocht a heap o new claes an syne Ah met a on page 72

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
A heap o' fowk bit nithin tae say on page 137

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
mp! thump! doon she came on a heap o sticks an dry leaves, an e on page 10

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
tae his feet there wis jist a heap o matchwid far the boat hid b
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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
heir haans oot o that compost heap in the corner o the gerden.
1 matches

Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
ound to see Reg sprawled in a heap on the floor.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
e mair winter claes, on I div heap,
1 matches

Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
Because we hay a heap o rare loons n affa bonny qui
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@daleser23 tweeted
ettrick @giggsy26 aye i saw a heap o dames moaning aboot at last(2013) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
indow whar the coats lay in a heap. on page 74

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Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
They lived a heap o years I'm tellt, and not a
1 matches

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
eem tae see fokk completing a heap o jigsaws in lockdoon an yun (2021) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Yer auld work claes lie in a heap on page 10
A sorry heap o' stanes on page 23

2 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
e thon! He is aaready oan the heap!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
mp! Doon shae come on tap o a heap o sticks an dry leaves, an th on page 10

1 matches

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