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Use in varieties of Scots

lobster Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.9 4.6 10.6 0 46.5 72.4 31
Number of occurrences389 7 0 8 7 7
Number of authors9 4 1 2 1 1

Occurrences of lobster in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
The Lobster-Quadrille on page 97
"Each wae a lobster as a pairtner!" cried the Gry on page 98
her heid wis that full ae the Lobster-Quadrille, that she hardly kn on page 102
we try anither figure ae the Lobster-Quadrille?" the Gryphon went on page 104

6 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
lobster wae fine French wine. As fur on page 124

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
at aa but steak an lobster? When ye've a taffee-haimmer on page 114

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
lobster creels.
1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
E Lobster-Quadrille on page 95
"Each wi a lobster as a partner!" sade e Gryphon on page 96
but her heid wis so full o e Lobster-Quadrille, at she hardly knew on page 100
ill we try anither figure o e Lobster-Quadrille?" e Gryphon went on on page 102

7 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Da Lobster Whadreels on page 99
"Every een wi a lobster for a pairtner!" cried da Gry on page 100
but her head wis dat foo o da Lobster Whadreels at shö hardly kent on page 104
"Da Lobster is spaekin; I heard whit he s on page 105
"Sall we try anidder set o da Lobster Whadreels?" da Gryphon guid o on page 107

7 matches

Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
a lobster can survive dis wadder.
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th Lobster-Quadrille on page 97
"Each wi a lobster as a pairtner!" cried th Gryp on page 98
but hur heid was sae fu o th Lobster-Quadrille, that she herdly ke on page 103
ld oo try anither figure o th Lobster-Quadrille?" th Gryphon cairri on page 105

7 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
The Lobster-Quadrille on page 98
"Each wi a lobster es a pairtner!" guldert the G on page 99
, yit hir heid wus full o the Lobster-Quadrille, the shae harly on page 103
"It's the voice o the Lobster: A hear't him declir on page 104
wae try anither figure o the Lobster-Quadrille?" the Gryphon went on page 106

7 matches

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