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pail Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.3 10.3 36.2 39.7 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences4920 24 4 1 0 0
Number of authors22 12 7 2 1

Occurrences of pail 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

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
int the gate, haudin a muckle pail o herrin. 'You didnae believe on page 48

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
there ready: the pulley, the pail, an the raip.' on page 80

3 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
a pail atween on page 16

1 matches

Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
, a they maun dae is wheech a pail o klerty watter doon a sheugh
marble table wi a zinc coated pail alow tae tim the sink intae.
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ps an cheirs, wi a birss an a pail o whyt-waash; ontil he hed st
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
an tuim out the wattir wi a pail. Than a speirt at a freinlie
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
squirtin the mulk oot intae a pail. It hissed an frothed, aw cre
tone dipped a cup in the mulk pail an gied her it tae drink. Jis
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
an wi a haund wagglin in the pail while tryin no tae cowp it, m
s, an spearin them up intae a pail wi pyntit sticks. He telt us
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the shop, or up tae the pigs pail at the tap o the street wi th
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
Davie hechtit the coal pail frae its pliss afore the muck
Davie banged doon the tuim pail, raxed ower an heezed the ill
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ed intae the wee plastic bait pail in case we couldnae come up w
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t for tae smuggle me oot in a pail o tattie peelins or somethin.
1 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
iscottishrap He's faw intae a pail o $$$$$ an come oot smellin o (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
is aye bilin white claes in a pail oan the stove ?????? (2021) twitter link

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
hiftin atween tits mulk i the pail on page 3

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
- I cudna cairry g tune in a pail." on page 59
the boddom's drappit oota ma pail." on page 85
er table; he saa her teem the pail fae the ootside lavvie an sme on page 91

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
, wi were makin dae wi an aal pail. An that wis the reet o the t on page 76
ee for hersel. Quick, get yon pail oot o sicht an pit this tray on page 77

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wi a pail o peats an a pail o sticks in their hands. Fin
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d ower his face frae a sharny pail. Wi the blinfaulds aff, aa ma
nnie Bruce set doon the hen's pail, her hairt thuddin, her lugs
'Rise an teem the pail, Belle,
Rise an teem the pail.
Rise an teem the pail, Belle,
8 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
and imbecile – pit it in a pail!”
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
an cowped puir Geordie inno a pail, sypin-weet pishy sawdust ann
th, climmed tae the tap o the pail, an lowpit ontae the lino. He
hid jist bin milkit. A muckle pail, reamin
3 matches

@cligeey tweeted
Willie's pail nae Wullies https://t.co/5ELe(2020) search twitter
Bowie boy wid be better wee a pail Ower his heid(2020) search twitter
g oot n buy her a smaaer coal pail(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The pail then lowered an filled wae co on page 35
the tree's in a pail bae the door on page 145

3 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
cried, laepin up to fetch his pail
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
as shü cam fae da byre wi a pail a milk. on page 35

1 matches

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