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Use in varieties of Scots

scabby Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.2 5.3 1.6 19.9 17.4 0 0
Number of occurrences1610 1 2 3 0 0
Number of authors15 10 1 2 2

Occurrences of scabby in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e melted chocolate oantae the scabby drawers. on page 26

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
O hittin the big-time. Ye scabby tink, Ye're pishin in the oce on page 14

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And scabby neb. on page 33

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Ding and daiver that scabby-heidit skite! skraiked Boggin on page 9

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
the noo and they could eat a scabby horse. Whautr's the roast bee on page 45

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
Wi a big scabby tail that's dead, dead long. on page 7

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ma scabby auld pumps are hingin in the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
again, he’s away. Just the scabby net curtains remain, blawin i
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
r o’ auld P.E. shorts and a scabby t-shirt on. A had blacked oot
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@FaetheRye tweeted
fish in the sea. Have ye read Scabby Queen or The Young Team? (2022) twitter link

Doric

@fittiecrooners tweeted
at's probably days auld and a scabby bit of lettuce(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The next thing wae saw wis a scabby mans heed on page 90

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A scabby owld tin wae worn flooers, wa on page 47

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
incl me fae da Ness, caa dem scabby mans heid. Likkly misheard or(2020) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
bodies I'm spak wi wha says 'scabby' an aa.(2020) search twitter
ly a mishearing of 'skaddi', 'scabby' is an accidental yet accurat(2020) search twitter