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Use in varieties of Scots

rubbit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 5.1 55.8 0 29.1 0 0
Number of occurrences5210 37 0 5 0 0
Number of authors12 4 6 2

Occurrences of rubbit in Corpus

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Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ssie an the pink-nebbed baist rubbit chowks wi ane anither. Baith
braw wee thing ye ir.’ She rubbit her face alang the kittlin’
ts back an kittled its belly, rubbit its kist. The cat squeermt an
3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e get happit, leetit, packit, rubbit, weedit an gaggit, but crawed
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
in pink, siller an bleck. The rubbit-oot feegur o a blue nude, coo
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ermittent gran-dochter ... He rubbit his een.
As she rubbit awa the bruises in private la
He rubbit his broo, bumbaized. The warl
Beatrice rubbit her face. There really wis na
haes kinna blindit me.” He rubbit his broo. “Come on,” he s
5 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ye, ye felt lik ye were a wee rubbit sittin in the road mesmerised on page 54

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
An the rubbit, coorsin doon, fleggit bi the on page 88

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Weel, noo." He rubbit it the stibble oan is chin "A on page 9
Winnie rubbit Rosie's back, waatchin es the on page 19
"Great!" Ronnie rubbit is hans. "Ah'1i easy hunnel a on page 52
wi suppressed mirth es aabody rubbit their hans thegither an tried on page 60
an see at the neck's nae ower rubbit nir fool," she said, teetin t on page 70
Also on pages 75, 83
7 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
direck wid bi better." Ronnie rubbit it the stibble on his chin. " on page 50
Fire awa! Lut the dug see the rubbit!" on page 53
he front g Ronnie's brain. He rubbit it his een as the champagne b on page 60
wi snaa. An fin he blinkit an rubbit his een it wis aa gone... on page 93

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
quick timmer in aboot?" Ivor rubbit it is baldy croon an leukit e on page 10

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
scurryin oot lik a frichtened rubbit, sayin he’d got diarrhoea o
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
t tae the gamie far aboot the rubbit
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
mirk cweel, like a brock or a rubbit or a futterat. Whyles, the tw
nneycaimb wi their burrows, a rubbit fortress. Frae their dubby la
e wis slawly creepin roon the rubbit's hoosies, blockin aff ilkie
We rubbit his nose in butter
d her fingers inno a neive an rubbit them back an fore alang her w
9 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e opened his instrument case, rubbit his bow wi rosit, heistit his
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Lowpity Rubbit hid a dock like a pooder puff
the langest, fitest teeth a rubbit cud wish fur ... tho he didna
ven ower Weirdich Wid, Mither Rubbit wad get oot the bonnie cream
Sae puir Mither Rubbit gaed ower tae the sweetie jar
he same at dennertime. Mither Rubbit chappit up a fine crisp lettu
10 matches

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Da Gryphon sat up ower an rubbit his een: dan he watched da Wh on page 94
Turtle gae a grett seich, an rubbit da back o ee flapper ower his on page 99

2 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
st een oot. He gied a gant an rubbit da gurr fae his een. “Cheer
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
up or du’ll be brunt!” I rubbit my claa wishin I hedna yockit
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
14th o January. Da bairns wir rubbit red raa wi da faececloot. Da
1 matches

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