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soakin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.1 5.5 34.5 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences3611 23 0 0 0 2
Number of authors19 8 9 2

Occurrences of soakin in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
us stopped, but the ground is soakin n shiny under the orange stre on page 41
seems tae slow doon. We're aw soakin n filthy noo fae jungle trekk on page 48

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
abin ma oxters. Waur nor bein soakin weet ma legs an feet had gaun on page 22

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
can. I make sure it's fuckin soakin, right, fuckin drippin wet, t on page 76

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
soakin in thi bath, then later on, on page 54

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
. It’s near midnight, A’m soakin, but et least it isnae cauld.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A doot ye'll get a soakin."
Wi soakin tae the skin,
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
de ma revulsion as ah pat his soakin, sweat drenched heid, an wipe
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
aw chafed tae fuck fae these soakin denims, that’s how. Ah donâ
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
atterin doon oan her heid and soakin through her jammies. She drie
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
bby ev noo," says I, "e bug's soakin weet." on page 35

1 matches

Faffe, Christina Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Special Licht, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Nae maitter if ye're soakin weet. on page 81

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
spot, thocht Ronnie, is palms soakin an the biro slippin throwe is on page 42

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
ie, it's bin a file since I'd soakin feet on page 185

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Athing jist hinging fer soakin weet,
Countryside flush, athing soakin weet,
Countryside is fer soakin weet,
Country side soakin weet in a plowter,
4 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
in doon. Of course I wis jist soakin weet. (water
En it poors o rain athing soakin weet.
Eence mair the countryside is soakin weet,
Athing soakin weet nae a fine sicht.
Countryside is jist fer soakin weet,
9 matches

Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
Hudding a mineer wi his semit soakin weet
1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
soakin ih fields
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
me in an affa state – fyles soakin o weet an blae wi the caal. S
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
te o collapse. Her clyse were soakin aweet wi the freezin water bu
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
mpin’ saire. His jumper wiz soakin’ wee bluid.
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
, that's right," said Maisie, soakin up the braw, bricht muinlicht on page 14

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
Wi a belly full o soda scones soakin up the mugs o tea
1 matches

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