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Use in varieties of Scots

peels Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.4 8.7 13.6 9.9 5.8 20.7 0
Number of occurrences3017 9 1 1 2 0
Number of authors13 5 4 1 1 2

Occurrences of peels in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Peels for the Beasts on page 26
there. 'wa were fou o peels, twa were fou o sclidderie st on page 27
t five hunner gigantic purpie peels in it. FOR CUDDIES WI SAIR TH on page 28
f wis fou o peeliewally green peels. PIG PEELS, the label annoonc on page 29
R DAY. IN FELL SAIR CASES TWA PEELS MAY BE GIEN, BUT MAIR THAN TW on page 30
Also on pages 31, 39
11 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
o yer Granda uises it whan he peels the spuds. on page 131

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
In the Primary section it wis peels for the winner atween "Brithe
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
o meals and bloody peels
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a hissel. He got a box o airn peels, which he considert flingin a
He mullt ower foo tae get the peels tae the loun wi’oot gettin
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
p. The fuckin the door slowly peels open.
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
nstead o aimin his moo wi the peels on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
urnin aff the ingine. "Aa yon peels wid cost ye somethin." on page 9
gin em oan tap o aa the ither peels an potions. "Ye'r nae din-ski on page 40

3 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Poppin peels an skoofin booze. on page 194

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
s": a wrap o poother or mebbe peels frae Big Tam Laggeran, the Mr
onts; an he kent aa the richt peels tae swallae fur his nutrition
or tae takk his anti-epilepsy peels, sweelin them doon wi spring
r. "Yer Da says ye needit yer peels. Did they wirk? Are ye aa ric
4 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Sheu peels the tatties, feeds the cat, on page 23

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
time he kent da peerie white peels wid be nae help. on page 61

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
nor peels fur a lown belly eftir meals. on page 131

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
She peels fresh oranges for hir jo,
1 matches

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