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Use in varieties of Scots

rubber Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 13.9 28.6 49.7 29.1 10.3 0
Number of occurrences5727 19 5 5 1 0
Number of authors32 14 10 3 5 1

Occurrences of rubber in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
key went oan, throwin her the rubber ear, "if the door wis atween on page 57

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
g brush, a cloth an a pair ae rubber gloves. on page 104

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
That's rubber, chains, locks, whips, and mo on page 33

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
awey sivin year like a yaised rubber, Justine. Cunts charged wae m on page 59

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
a aye thocht that it wis this rubber-stampin o the will o the Pair on page 44

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
rk daein lengths an divin fur rubber hoola hoops. on page 12
ext time. Aff went the stupit rubber airm bands. on page 14
e box upside doon an two blue rubber flippers in a polythene bag f on page 43
, she's right in there wi her rubber ring an her red an white stri on page 55

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
d the tap o his collar like a rubber ring. He turnt and raxed ahin on page 51

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
wi the bulbous rubber horn; on page 58

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Big Schuil, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
h wi his elbae, "tell him the rubber baas joke."
aa'hing A say, you hiv ti say rubber baas. Reddy?"
"Rubber baas."
"Rubber baas."
"Rubber baas."
6 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
rk daein lengths an divin fur rubber hoola hoops.
ext time. Aff went the stupit rubber airm bands.
noo she can float wi oot the rubber airm bands wi me haudin ontae
3 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
orkit twigs an a string o wee rubber bands. Pellets tae fire in th
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
bubbles drippin aff her pink rubber gloves.
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
rough ooter leather and inner rubber, sinking doon the spike wae a
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
hae in glamourie bathe, I’d rubber stamp as the apologist brigad
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
? Ah - some bits of wire and rubber tubing! And ... smells like .
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
rough ooter leather and inner rubber, sinkin doon the spike wae a
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
He stotted like a rubber baa on page 30

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Rubber,' said the man, an gaed on ch on page 43

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
na nae boats tae sail. Jist a rubber ba', an fan a big loon pinche on page 35

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Said Sheila fae her rubber trap on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n: a gran clearoot involvin a rubber pipe an waarm watter; an elec on page 82

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
wa numb an his legs felt like rubber. Aathin seemt hine awa noo, a on page 60

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Rubber duck, aye! on page 165

2 matches

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
She'd a rubber brat richt up tae her throat on page 40

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
toun. Uncle Dougal meneged a rubber plantation hyne awa in Kuala
oceans overseein the milkin o rubber frae trees in hyne awa Ceylon
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
they’d found tiny bitties o rubber. That wiz it! Nae anither thi
e discharge. That’s far the rubber hid come fae at each o the hi
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
an takk oot Mr Stethoscope, a rubber thingummy like an octopus, ca
dna verra promisin... an auld rubber, a daud o towe, a caimb wi ha
2 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
ed back he held in his hand a rubber mask the same kind ye seen in
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
. Neis time I'll be doon wi a Rubber pimpled Mitre 5. #doric #teuc(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@cligeey Roslyn Sports and e Rubber Shop ana.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
n trampid id aal aroond wi me rubber beuts till maist o the dirt s on page 17

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Rubber boots come oot o storage - s on page 75
y snowflakes on the toe o his rubber boot. on page 81

2 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
m_stout If da Aztecs hid maed rubber buits... (2020) twitter link
ing conditions for the peedie rubber boats. My passengers were in (2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
lm. Shune dey wir tree pair a rubber buits hingin upside doon abun on page 93

1 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
lue dungarees an short, black rubber boots. Da haandle is rubbed s
1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Frisk Waatir Troot, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
his rubber bøt fiet -
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
road man garbed in bull's-eye rubber boots, bib an brace overalls
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
s and da mirry-dancers, in me rubber böts and dressin goon #shetl(2016) search twitter

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
weet welliebuits, rubber-buttoned bodices, on page 156

1 matches

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