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Use in varieties of Scots

pew Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.6 1.5 12 19.9 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences153 8 2 0 0 2
Number of authors11 3 4 2 2

Occurrences of pew in Corpus

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Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
owk wha never kenned font nor pew. on page 67

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
its arranged Like prunes in a pew. on page 60

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
his big fat self doon in the pew in front ae me. Ahm no sittin on page 75

1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I'm quite an expert - take a pew Will your estate be big or sm on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ls. He leent back against the pew, the memories takkin roon an on page 74
r aa bairns, slippit inte the pew in front. on page 75

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
he tuik her seat at the Bruce pew. It wis naethin like the Stee
Tae the left o their pew, wis the steen statue o a bis
the quine sat reeted tae the pew, wytin tae see fit happened f
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
find sitting there on the aal pew o the waiting room but Mrs Cl
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
pon me as I slipped intae the pew, Then, aff tae the reception. on page 73

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
screen, an eftir, i'the back pew o the kirk. Sheu maks on page 16

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
an sang, in fiel an hoose an pew: on page 1

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
ur Corbies blak, tae face tha pew. on page 21

1 matches

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