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Use in varieties of Scots

rails Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.8 4.3 4.8 9.9 5.8 0 8.8
Number of occurrences158 3 1 1 0 2
Number of authors13 8 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of rails in Corpus

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Central

Rhind, Neil Eemis Stane 2 - The Ploom, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
t there it stauns, circlit wi rails on page 5

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
a squeef - 'a blackguard who rails against women on page 36

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Charlene's went right aff the rails again ever since her an Kelly on page 169

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
e Canadian Train fell aff the rails on page 49

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Speed's a lenth o leamin rails on page 57

1 matches

Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
fetchin tae the rails that segregatit them on page 135

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
. Lest, the Fyfers liftit the rails ower the brig, sauled aff wi
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Shoapaholic, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
fill ma bags wi claes off the rails!
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
es she leukit aroon: ere wis rails an rails o claes an a pile o on page 69

2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae perfection an the braiss rails abeen it were shonin like gow
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
- no more strayan aff o the rails on page 32

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da bitter boy at gude aff da rails fur a while, "Confirmin my op on page 25

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
tie curtains alang the mettle rails, forgittin aboot the drawstri on page 1

2 matches

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