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Use in varieties of Scots

mechanical Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.2 8.7 1.5 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences2017 1 0 0 2 0
Number of authors11 9 1 1

Occurrences of mechanical in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
inside it. The machine had a mechanical airm that shot oot wi dreidfu on page 28

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ob,' he said, 'is machines... mechanical shools. We'll hae him oot in on page 21
great caterpillar tractors wi mechanical shools on their front ends ca on page 22
actors!' shouted Mr Tod. 'And mechanical shools! Howk for yer lives! H on page 23

4 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
yer books that are tae dae wi mechanical engineerin. I'm pure intae in on page 39
ked oot a wheen o books aboot mechanical inventions, Klaus got himsel on page 68
," Violet said, "And I'll gie mechanical engineerin a bye. I've a wee on page 81
hocht youse were aw aboot yer mechanical engineerin, and yer animals o on page 84

4 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
e the haill field. The coarse mechanical thing could bide whaur it was on page 18

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
tho whiles it reads a bittie mechanical-like in its ootset an wrutten on page 110

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
n hale scheps: ivverie teip o mechanical devyse an
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
. Joy. Energy. It almost felt mechanical. Robotic. Controlled. The win
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ma fuckin arse draps as the mechanical hoist bangs doon intae positi
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
” Bill telt him. “Onythin mechanical or electrical. Gin it’s fix
ll turn his haun tae onythin mechanical or electronic.”
2 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
inder cudna haunle fur aa its mechanical clivverness. Shaves cut doon
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ae Mechanical Engineer (gearbox expert, acc
wi mechanical things. Hei convertit ae auld
2 matches

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