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The word 'flask'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
flaskOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.22315
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 2
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 8 6 4
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.7 3 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of flask in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e stow the crusts and Thermos flask back in the owid plece bag An on page 64

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
sible time a day, wi a gallon flask at did wis fur a while, bit h on page 14

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
t roon et eih car park we wer flask's, over looken thi sea, or "' on page 50

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tak wi her on the bus wi her flask and sandwiches and some ither
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
r Broon an Roost far he hid a flask an some sandwiches.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
tay). Ronald teemed Jonsar's flask in a jiffy sayin,
scoffed anither flask o tay bit complained aboot th
2 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
yon caravan heating on wee ma flask(2017)
l ya fit, I'm sure the Queens flask hid mare whiskey in it than m(2017)

(South) East Central

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
abeen a wee white sink fer a flask an started pourin black tea i on page 23

1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rans laid on - al take a hip flask fir a wee swig when am oot fi (2020) twitter link
ghAth @PenicuikAth take a hip flask n a wee doggy bag - wae ur s (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e grass an the top ae ma ma's flask flew oot her haun an scaldet on page 163
kitchen whilst she made up a flask a dilutin juice fur Morgan ca on page 169

2 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Boonce said. Beek poued a flask fae his pooch and took a slor on page 14
r slorp o cider, then pit the flask back in his pooch wioot offer on page 20

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
mirr an ure, a bit piece an a flask o ocht wairm for tae slock th on page 65

1 matches

@gordimhor1 tweeted
y be. A I'll hae Ardbeg in my flask(2020)

@weenell3 tweeted
he's better then ?? gie him a flask and a piece and send him oot (2022) twitter link
avin1 Your turn tae bring the flask Davy ?????? (2022) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Watt, George T. Lallans 82 - Caul Stane, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
less thay swurl thaim frae ae flask. on page 24

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ling doon ma bag, poor oot ma flask an lig on page 25
jist a flask filled tae the brim wi tea, on page 39

2 matches

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