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Use in varieties of Scots

spits Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.5 10.3 3 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2420 2 1 0 0 1
Number of authors13 10 1 1 1

Occurrences of spits in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Disco spits oot a moothfull ae Tennet's a on page 11

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Shame about your rocks,' he spits right in ma chops. 'If you ev on page 1

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
spits the dominie, smoothin his goo on page 81

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"That's right" Aldo spits. on page 136

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, she jist sooks them an then spits them oot. She thinks naebody on page 147
use Charlene hates him an she spits in his tea every time he asks on page 148

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
As Pat spits, in the paiddles churnin maw, on page 99

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ye'll get yer blessings,' she spits. on page 15
's wrang wi your family,' she spits. on page 33
ah hink o the Stirlings!" she spits. on page 81

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
O fluid-tide spits saut bree, whaur lippers tear on page 75

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
O flude-tide spits saut bree, whaur lippers tear on page 58

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
wir sweit an wir bluid an wir spits.
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cunt.’ he sais, an Pearcey spits oot the mooth fae ay wine heâ
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t fuckin through there!’ he spits, an yanks it open again.
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The fire spits an crackles again in the both
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ye’ve loast that.’ McDade spits, nonchalantly. Ah leave the t
n wide noo, ur ye’? Pearcey spits, suddenly the fuckin big man
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
an obvious disapproval as he spits oan the flair an glares in he
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
’Who’s this guy?’’ he spits, pointin his finger at me. Ma
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Doric

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
warse. "Yin's whit I sayed," spits Astrid, een reflectan the sky on page 137

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Oul Bin Laden sits an' spits at George on page 36

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