A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

oxters Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 11.2 24 0 11.6 0 22.1
Number of occurrences4321 15 0 2 0 5
Number of authors30 18 6 2 4

Occurrences of oxters in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
their happy wee heids in his oxters. on page 78

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
cocht in the bath scourin her oxters, an he says, "Whit the bluidy on page 86

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
d deid, cotched her ablow the oxters an wheeched her up abune the on page 32

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
war drookit tae richt abin ma oxters. Waur nor bein soakin weet ma on page 22

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Honey said, 'is in up tae his oxters wi a parcel o rogues. Everybo on page 228

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
even chawed her boy-freend's oxters. on page 114

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
and pit ropes unner Grannie's oxters. Then she wis howked nicht up on page 71

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
slotted his airms under Isa's oxters, he grabbed her legs. They he on page 36

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e anely yin that's up tae his oxters the noo." on page 16

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
creeshie oxters in the spring on page 30

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
we were she had us up tae oor oxters in fractions. It was double d on page 120

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
wards. He wis giein yin o his oxters a guid scratch when Hercules on page 22

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
byles in the oxters on page 25

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an even when up tae her oxters in wark, on page 58

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e muckle weet stains ablo the oxters o his white Marks and Spencer on page 37

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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
poundin’, ma han’s an’ oxters ran wi’ sweat an’ ma eyes
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
an by noo we were up tae oor oxters! Amongst the support material
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
involve you in it up tae the oxters.”
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
prominent sweat patches under oxters, ties undone, shirts an blous
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@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
naeyawnwhenskooshindeoderant #oxters https://t.co/P8zNTiRGyW(2018) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
anin very tired and weary and OXTERS ....meanin armpit in Inglis.. (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ni-skirt aa the wey up ti her oxters, a bottle in ae haan, bent ow on page 44

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Calvin's Institutes in their oxters leave the street, an drouthy on page 57

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ir o crutches wedged aneth 1s oxters. on page 27
icht sure it's hale aneth the oxters an see at the neck's nae ower on page 70
ounin waaxin o mowsers, legs, oxters an bikini lines. on page 82

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tit te waaft oot, queelin his oxters. on page 10
n wirsels, wi'll bi up te wir oxters in g roon o nivver-eynin denn on page 26

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nfidence' hid appeart oan the oxters o'is holiday sark an is feet on page 41

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
, imaginin a cuddy up tae its oxters in kinnlin, a cuddy bonfire. on page 51

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
oxters. A'a that Jonsar cood see wis
ath her knees an up under her oxters (Passion busters).
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o the plates, near up tae the oxters in hett sapples. 'Twa hunner
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Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ed fir me. A wid be up tae ma oxters in grease and dirt. Ma freens
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
o swyty buits an mochy oxters an yirdy teeth... bi nae Plin
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
erproof efter bein up tae yer oxters in sharn.(2019) search twitter

Shetland

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
fit tall, an laegs up tae her oxters. Shite! Shö wis sittin wi da
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Nothing like being up to the oxters in flour and fat :) http://t.(2013) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
womb, tinglin ducts alang hir oxters. on page 1

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Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
h! Ach naw! Jock's up tae his oxters in tha glar! on page 7

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
s clarried in clábar tae the oxters.
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@Angelinekking tweeted
euks lik we’ll be up tae wer oxters in water the day! Teemin oot (2020) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
Oh aye, up ta tha oxters in glar an gutters tha day! G (2021) twitter link

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