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Use in varieties of Scots

patch Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.6 22.3 28.8 59.6 5.8 21.9 17.7
Number of occurrences7342 18 6 1 2 4
Number of authors47 24 14 4 1 2 2

Occurrences of patch in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
o the fire, an a patch o flattened grass on page 16

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"whit is yon bare patch on yer neck on page 230

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
re, a young lass wis shewin a patch on the knees o a pair o breek on page 25

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ae, back somehou inti anither patch o middens an dubs, an there [ on page 71
k wis gane. There wis a burnt patch aside the cairn, whase stanes on page 78

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e front o it made a daurk wet patch that had likely steeped richt on page 160

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
no a patch on Lee Cooper a sharp shooter on page 65
ei's no got a patch on me on page 118

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
blue flyin jacket that had a patch wi the Stramash logo sewn on on page 116
away wi the stupit vegetable patch. Ma da rolt his eyes. Aye jis on page 169

2 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
e bee's knees, but it wisna a patch on Doug, Kat's special cyberd on page 2

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ose. Fur aw they didnae huv a patch oan the wans in Blackpool, ah on page 22

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'A wee patch I wis haudin back for ma birt on page 26

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ks on. They could see, in the patch o peely-wally skin atween his on page 25
nt tae mak. We're jist gonnae patch the rest o the nicht's perfor on page 145

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
one buildin that disnae huv a patch oan the auld church which use on page 112

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an endit wi a baldie patch on page 23
a bowfer cried Patch on page 30

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
oozers doun the Walk, an no a patch on the kin o hoose we could o on page 136

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
sitting crouse in a vegetable patch efter a heavy shouer o rain. on page 18

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Ower Eden's vegetable patch? on page 62

3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Mitchell, mutchkin, parritch, patch, pitch, Scotch, swatch, watch
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
back doon again, towards thon patch o grass behind the railings,
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
id bit tattie scone, but no a patch on the yins Oor Libby yaist t
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
o ma wee vegetable patch?
Ma vegetable patch, A hae grassed it.
No like this patch o wizent grass.
An leave me in ma lettuce patch.
4 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n a hantle yairds apairt on a patch o scree an slid painfully doo
rd-imams, ilkane wi thair ain patch o territory. Than there’s t
cht. The sin made a wee waarm patch, an they jostled for it playf
3 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
faw heid furst intae a big patch a’ nettle?
s sae damp. Wid Whin the bald patch appear’t, d’ye ken whi’
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
On a patch o grund aside a brae
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
n hud lay, a deep rich purple patch o' discoloured skin appeared.
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e invitin me ower tae yer wee patch o grass fur denner. Bit A thi
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
mar coories itsel intae a wee patch o wids, yaisin their canopy a
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
s away fae me and stares at a patch on the downie cover where the
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Patch ya, catch ya!
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
s didna match an nott the odd patch He cut it in a the wrang shap on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ells afore disappearin inte a patch o purple hedder. "He says ye' on page 44
imed his hair ower his baldie patch; he'd swappit his gweed briks on page 47

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
es a bit oot o a new sark tae patch an aul een. Gin he dis, he'll on page 88

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ye've nae time tae patch i'briks on me on page 117

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ower fit looked like a tattie patch wi a graip, an Ah cried oot t on page 104

1 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
ers on the esplanade, wir nae patch on the verve o the malinkies.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
a nochtie placie, a wee roch patch in the itherwise gleamin silk
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
you, fine tho ey wis, wisna a patch on Beldie Thom’s tho folk a
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wee, oo seed a roond gizzent patch o gress
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
t taks the sting oot the sair patch a little. She flashes her big
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
getarian version - but nae a patch on an Aitken’s ‘weel fired (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@d_anderson878 Fin ye patch in a bit wid like in the pict(2020) search twitter
cketyBeets A suppose mine wid patch https://t.co/y24T646XQP(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
I said to her, this is my patch for coal lassie, & replies sh(2016) search twitter
it the roast dinner wiz nae a patch on Jessie's. Tatties like ste(2016) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@FaeFoggie Nae a patch on Cowdary Hall.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Eyes still lukk up tae that patch o green, on page 10

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e a cropper on anither slippy patch! on page 26

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
patch-bay honeycomb burrows; on page 10
is the warn-awey patch on page 29

2 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
then pits a patch on the boy's breeks on page 117
Taegither discoveran wir home patch on page 119

2 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I pass this peerie patch o beauty on the way to my fol(2020) search twitter

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
, wi ma choukies an ma veggie patch, mindin ma ain business.”
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
scotslanguage No bad but no a patch on nyaff ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
wia bit o new claith, fer tha patch'll pu awa an mak ït waur. Ne on page 9
o claith frae a new coat tae patch an oul yin. If he daes, tha n on page 78

3 matches

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
rafts Dunged oot half the veg patch, redd up the tin bath, plante (2021) twitter link

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