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Use in varieties of Scots

puff Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.4 17.6 10.4 9.9 5.8 0 26.6
Number of occurrences5035 7 1 1 0 6
Number of authors35 22 6 1 1 5

Occurrences of puff in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
nt tae be stuck in here aw ma puff!" on page 38
ickly, an said "Nup, no in ma puff,") "so ye'll no hiv the foggi on page 97

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Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Puff - it's hot! on page 30

3 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n wee lauch, it wis raellie a puff, a blaw, an the translate o't on page 26

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
The black hole disappeared. A puff o smoke appeared ootside the on page 49

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
tle in ma hand. A take a last puff ae ma Mayfair like a Cuban ci on page 42

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The Wind gi'ed up, oot o' puff, efter his final nudge. on page 28

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
e wis fair forfochen an oot o puff, an till the puppy-dug's bark on page 41

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ey yins afore. No in ma nelly puff, I hudnae.' on page 1

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah huff and puff while ah scroll tae the first on page 4

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
r, ah ken a gid joint when ah puff it. You'll need immortality t on page 23
ttle joab yuv ever met in yur puff. Hinkin oan ma feet though, a on page 130

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
rous thingie disappeared in a puff o smoke that smellt like keac on page 66

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
National Service heroes puff their chests, on page 41

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
PLAISTER. There wis a pooder-puff on tap and he flung yon in as on page 22
his mither's fantoosh pooder-puff floatin on the tap. 'T will h on page 31
h the roof for the rest o her puff.' on page 70

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ovided for the bank mendin. A puff o stour raise frae the braid on page 17

2 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
There wis a wee puff, lik a cloud ae white stour. on page 114

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
got the biggest fricht o its puff, jumped twinty fit in the air on page 19

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"I jist want wan last puff o ma pipe," the sodger said. on page 47

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
tassies an caups an the World Puff-a-Box Competeetion that aye h
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A thoosand perish at ae puff
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ah'd felt aboot ONYTHIN in ma puff. An that feelin gied credence
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
€˜Yer pick o signature Greggs puff pastry parcel, freshly baikit
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Lightin the pipe, ah puff away, watching as the tobacco
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
a, nae mair games o' Cardinal Puff, Ceilidhs at Dalrulzion or co
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e markit area. Beatrice saw a puff o reek on the grun an suddenl
That’s foo they spick. They puff at ither. Are they a problem
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
urghAth there no in the cream puff - n theres me an adopted bur (2020) twitter link
tae nick ma roll up first - puff puff lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
eart', though he'd hardly the puff to spik. on page 19

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
n the air Blockin oot the sun Puff oot the windae Ess on the sil on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"A chunce te puff, mair like. Iv ye ask me, fol on page 31

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Jist een puff wid be enough on page 96

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
harder an quicker tae win ony puff ava. An then, again, the brea
1 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
r tongue for a meenit an then puff, it’s awa. So ye tak anithe
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
bbit hid a dock like a pooder puff, a neb like a squashed brumml
1 matches

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
puff o black reek on page 149

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
INK PLESTER. Dey wir a pooder-puff apö da tap an he balled dat
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wairm cloods o puff-baa steam on page 35

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
y blaw an squeeze wi aa their puff on page 32

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
A wus startin tae run oot o puff. on page 57

1 matches

King, Angeline Untitled, (twitter 2021) Ulster - Larne, poetry
best social life ah had in ma puff for there were that many folk
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@Angelinekking tweeted
r ah niver missed a day in ma puff. Ma ma didnae like us weans s(2020) search twitter
th," "Well, I niver in all ma puff!" "Sez I tae me sez she tae h(2019) search twitter

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