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poacket Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.3 17 4.8 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3532 3 0 0 0 0
Number of authors10 7 3

Occurrences of poacket in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
a waistcoat-poacket afore, or a watch tae take oo on page 8
spair she pit her haun in her poacket, an pulled oot a boax ae comf on page 28

3 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
shock and meningitis', in his poacket buik, they fun a prayer on page 9

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
do took his keys fae his jean poacket, keys which ah assume tae be on page 43
all yelly tablet fae his jean poacket. Huddin it up intae the light on page 79
new twinty quid note fae his poacket and begins tae gently wave it on page 108
he produces a letter fae his poacket. "And ah quote" he on page 134
flimsy cheap blue yins fae ma poacket before passin it tae her. "Ah on page 141
Also on pages 151, 154, 183, 199
9 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
takkin a bunch o keys fae his poacket and slippin yin o them intae on page 73
. Mr Wonka taen a key fae his poacket, leaned ower the side o the b on page 99
r bairns that haurdly get ony poacket money. Ye can pit a Never-Sta on page 102
poacket o his jaiket and stuffed a ha on page 154
d the laddie im his faither's poacket. Aff ye gang! Guid-bye, Mr Te on page 155

7 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Recording his thochts in his poacket buik, on page 18
un some burnt tin-foil in his poacket. on page 51

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ulled the smudged ad oot o ma poacket and haunded it tae hur. on page 56

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 70 - Carnegie, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Encore! They shout, as ye poacket their cash,
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Recordin his thochts in his poacket beuk.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
pull ma ciggie packet fae ma poacket and light yin up.
fin the packet back inside ma poacket. ‘’Ah’m sorry aboot ma
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ed by the doactur fae ma jean poacket. Scoopin oot a sample ae ma s
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ma sample ae shite in ma jean poacket withoot realisn it. Cos ah ki
produce the tube fae ma jean poacket and pass it oor.
ce a new ten quid note fae ma poacket. Which hus Rabbie Burn’s pu
3 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
em bags wae a wee Mobile fone poacket ootside at naebdys fone fits (2020) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ther gies iz a hauf-croon tae poacket on Thursday nicht. Wad that h on page 98

1 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
s the power lead wi im in eez poacket. on page 40

1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
took a wee notebook oot o his poacket, makin oan he wiz writin doon
1 matches

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