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buckie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.8 12.6 35.8 29.8 52.3 0 0
Number of occurrences6125 24 3 9 0 0
Number of authors28 11 14 2 1

Occurrences of buckie in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
a scutter. Her faither had a buckie aside the hoose a place whaur on page 70

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
rain shoogled the signalman's buckie as it wheeched by wi a rummle on page 74
Whit I see here is nane but a buckie. The thing thar maitters mais on page 78
'It will be like an auld buckie shell that is left ahint. The on page 88

3 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
aboot roon the shop, swiggin Buckie wi aw they ither layaboots.' on page 1

6 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Bit Ah stuck ootbye lik a buckie tae rock, an mindit the maist on page 14

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
joints and cheap boattles ae Buckie are bein past aboot. The shoa on page 69

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Led tae 'Buckie' bein rationed, on page 30
'Don't Ban oor Buckie!' chant the yobs on page 32
Fuelled bi the 'Buckie', hou they pranced, Throu Auc on page 33
'Cept some o the 'Buckie' nectar, She keeps - juist i on page 34
Aa they leeve fir nou's their Buckie an drugs; on page 73

6 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
xcept in combinations such as buckie lice, (the seeds o the wild r
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
Buchan. The Broch. Peterheid. Buckie. MacDuff. Big touns thrang wi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Dumfries an Galowa, Shetland, Buckie, Fife an the Central airts. T
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ae be offeecially launched in Buckie on the 9t. September whaur Co
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
@TONY3LLIOT Even better - buckie and irn bru.(2018) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
the big man dive lol - ps us buckie lads in the coo shed at fauld (2021) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
eit weis verra handee fur thi buckie's eis weel. A meyn thi feirst on page 64
Shee's teen basket's a buckie's, an box's a feish on page 69

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Fae Buckie an fae Aberdeen an a' the kin
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
I bade at 8 Cliff street Buckie till i married n moved tae Ga
..yi can tak the quinne oot o Buckie but yi can tak Buckie oot o t
but yi can tak Buckie oot o the quinne...lol..

Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
last year then came back tae buckie, bidin doon the brae again fa
r, and theres something aboot buckie that maks ye come back!

Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
e? I ask, because, fin I left Buckie in 1967, the fishin wis nearl
Noo, I get the Buckie paper sent oot tae me ivery w
I myne fin Buckie wis bustlin wi shops o aa kyn

Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
ing it a doon! Born n bred in Buckie/Sloch. Then worked in Banff e

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
ht fir ah you fowk at bide in Buckie, your contraption 'ill type d

@DoricPhrases tweeted
n up fur a second helping aat Buckie Ferm in Aiberdeen an choosing(2015) search twitter
n, it stops ma wifie spending buckie!(2018) search twitter
a ither website ah'm gien awa buckie in a daily entry competition (2018) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@73Bain My mother wis fae Buckie and I hiv cousins that bide i(2019) search twitter
photie fan I wis drivin up to Buckie last wik. https://t.co/rz7XtH(2019) search twitter
Nicolejunemcka1 Ma cousin far Buckie is a Mair.(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
Talking Ramirez, I wis up in Buckie yisterday, and it may jist be (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
Elphinstone Na Fae Portsoy ti Buckie 6 harbour walk min nae pub th(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
canny on oor fishing trip in Buckie! Think he mist hae picked me (2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
_Ally. Fave quote, Evelyn fae Buckie blethers “I’ll easy lowse y (2020) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
hen 15 miles away ye have the Buckie lads...completely different.. (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me luve is like a groatie buckie on page 121

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Groatie Buckie on page 136

2 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
Fock caa'd him Grotti-Buckie, fur his head wis kinda peeki on page 2
Maist nichts Grottie-Buckie gud fyshin i da voe whin naeb on page 11
Grottie-Buckie nivver herned da peerie moose on page 14
Wirli tocht ill apön Grottie-Buckie, an fur his want o some waarm on page 15
bi peerie little, tae Grottie-Buckie's hovel while his muckle free on page 26
Also on pages 27, 28, 35, 37
9 matches

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