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Use in varieties of Scots

flap Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.4 5 23.9 9.9 34.9 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3410 16 1 6 0 1
Number of authors22 7 11 1 2 1

Occurrences of flap in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
e cuid see it in a richt auld flap, tryin tae flee up intae a tr on page 44

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
his climbin and his mantle's flap. on page 55

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
iatterin ay the gul chasin 'n flap'n behind um. Jeez, North real on page 3

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
she pushed it through the wee flap on the lid ae the bin. Some a on page 98

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
that went flap, flap, flap. on page 36

3 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ae the group, who started tae flap. “You’ll have to make her
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Flap his hawns an’ squirm
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Ah flap an’ plead.
1 matches

Doric

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
As the last flap loupit loose, she realised sh on page 22

1 matches

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
mile an oor, wi nae a single flap o its wings. It landed richt on page 51

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
ould aa say summin? Questions flap aroon ma heid lik feart doos. on page 99

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
But I'll awa tae ma bed for a flap Said he, for I'm by-ordnar wa on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Yer lugs flap aboot fin ye run on page 53

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
stewardess wifie stairtit te flap ey airms aboot an pynt te aa on page 42

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
cy an gettin ersel in a richt flap, "...an Ah'll shout Hoo, hoo on page 26

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Abiddy hid a cat flap, abiddy hid a litter tray on page 198
Abiddy hid a cat flap on page 199
Flap yer wings an touch i'sky on page 203

5 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
llum’s mam was aye wis in a flap tryin to shove him oot i door
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
hoose. I heard the letterbox flap open fae the inside.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ed up the coals an opened the flap in aneth the wye she'd been s
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
cat wriggling awa in the cat flap, stuck half way gan through! (2017) search twitter

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
White sheets flap and crack on Linda's claes li on page 16

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
d plenty cam by an wi a graet flap, so dat idders wid notice, de on page 133

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
led da wye tae a fine-lik cat-flap. 'Come dee wis in here. Mind
reya's hoose, an using da cat flap at Nicol an Ingrids. Nedder f
s decent. Shö med fur da cat flap.
whin shö jumpit trowe da cat flap shö got a bit o a gluff, fur
se du'll no win trowe wir cat flap fur muckle langer!'
5 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
For their chins flap doon tae their breeks. on page 24

1 matches

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