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Use in varieties of Scots

tank Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 6.7 7.5 39.7 17.4 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2613 5 4 3 0 1
Number of authors19 9 3 3 3 1

Occurrences of tank in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
it, but there's enough in mah tank tae see this through. | on page 14
er, But the lassie's a fuckin tank, even bigger an stronger than on page 21

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
net tae stern tae strand tae tank on page 77

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ll yae the truth. It's a fish tank full ae sharks and orcas and on page 185

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ged richt through them like a tank, bairns skitin aff her left a on page 61

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
warm seas; an they hae a new tank on order that's ower big fer on page 120

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
yi can watch fish gaun roon a tank. They wurnae jist fish, ah sa on page 164

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
but it would tak ages fer the tank tae refill. The public amenit on page 41

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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ous lookin threadbare, mohair tank top hings oot. ‘HAUW! WHITâ
s apparent he’s no wearin a tank top at aw, he’s just a big
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@LairnScots tweeted
ress, the scullery press, the tank press... we maun never 'speak (2020) twitter link

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Vadim Shysimarin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
tank commander fa on page 64

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ae end o it. "Open your fuel tank" he asked Jonsar. Efter a fyl
the tank on Jonsar's truck.
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
in his fuel tank. There wis naething else for
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
eAHood Roon i scullery quine. Tank top on.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
in the black-hole watter tank... on page 6

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a Norton, wae a fancy silver tank on page 43

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
haet tap tae stop the watar- tank- claturs. on page 31

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
d. An he turned richt back ta tank Jesus fir whit he hed dön. N on page 127

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
tank traps, watch-too'ers, bunkers on page 27

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
eerier dan a great white in a tank lik I traded u THREE fir dis (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Gas frae a tank or boattle
1 matches

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