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Use in varieties of Scots

towe Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 4.3 17.6 0 0 10.9 0
Number of occurrences208 11 0 0 1 0
Number of authors7 3 3 1

Occurrences of towe in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
an fillt it wi corn an pit a towe on it sae it cud be draan up on page 42

4 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
r wis nane - jist twa bits o towe hingin frae the ruif an A did on page 118

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
dunlops, bot hed auld bits o towe fur tyres.
on a towe an the windass suin wheiched
2 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
t jist is thay war lowsin the towe fae the herbour waa she minde on page 98

1 matches

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Sikker the corners wi towe, the contraption cooried doon on page 20

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
in the tichtness o the binder towe, fur he'd promised a shottie
ns cud get a gweed skelp at a towe fu o dryin sheets an wallop t
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
gg their boatie. Kieran socht towe tae wipp the tyres tae a puck
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
lift, an wippit its towe roon a tree, syne gaed inno h
wis hard an crined as au auld towe. Fit the sorra wye
ings that furl roon on bits o towe. Let’s gie Winnie the go-by
ippit roon a tree reet like a towe, raise up an hissed..
n... an auld rubber, a daud o towe, a caimb wi hauf
6 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
heep fermer, whae shei got in towe wi, whan hei wis ae student i
1 matches

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