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Use in varieties of Scots

drams Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 5.7 19.6 9.9 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences2811 13 1 0 2 1
Number of authors15 7 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of drams in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
He can pour out his life like drams, in on page 18

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
m no daurk-heidit, cairry nae drams on page 39

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ke o the haun - an twa-three drams - sealed the bargain. It wis on page 81

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
cam back wi a couple o large drams o rum. on page 44
Nan's cookin, a few pints an drams o a lunchtime an mebbe a sup on page 60
s o yon bitter stuff an three drams, mannie?' The poor barman jis on page 76

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The Lang Wife o Drams on page 4
That fechts an drams an rairs the slaw road hame. on page 14

3 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
'I'm no ane for muckle drams,' Allwullie tells him. In fac on page 72

1 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
w wiv aa jist wired intae the drams post @OorVyce roundtable! Che(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ist bide in the barn till the drams weir aff him. Whyles, he offe on page 51

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
r got his wak, efter a puckle drams he set oot for hame.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
arket and hid a twa’r three drams and were in richt fine fettle
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
uld ivver. Nae wi a couple of drams in though. Noo, ats a thoucht(2019) search twitter
Glesgo as I'm tannin his fine drams fan he's awan so I ken he's n(2019) search twitter
Jist look the colour o these drams. Canna wait to try a puckle. (2021) search twitter
Dusty I've nae idea. 5 secret drams for a tasting nicht. Probably(2021) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
as he's joined pipe band! 10 drams later??(2017) search twitter
ye sit at nicht we yer double drams, tack the wig aff & hae yer l(2018) search twitter
nage tae get a decent few wee drams wee yer friends n family! Hop(2018) search twitter
ed tae enjoy hain a few quiet drams n half pints on this nicht bi(2019) search twitter
tr distance until efter a few drams then Bert gets his accordion (2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ome spend hid coupan back the drams and then there's hell tae pay on page 29

1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
what, alang with oatcakes and drams! It might help me to knock ma(2020) search twitter
’s aim is pished due tae many drams!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ho cairied the wecht o Lambeg drams an the burden o temperance. D on page 22

1 matches

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