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Use in varieties of Scots

strip Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 18 21.1 69.6 17.4 31 0
Number of occurrences6235 14 7 3 3 0
Number of authors45 29 8 4 2 2

Occurrences of strip in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Can ye strip him tae his semmit?" on page 28

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
It wis a twa-foot long, thick strip o teuch dark broon leather. N on page 41

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
bbin is saiddilt. Tak you the strip, an awa ye gae! An Gude gang on page 48

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Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
, the ae path's peelie-wallie strip appeared, a line o linen laid on page 55

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
interestin bit, this elastic strip. Like a bracelet made ae stic on page 1

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ratit by nae mair nor a nerra strip o moss. on page 37

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
an they try tae strip me nakit. But I whup oot ma k on page 106

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wis also wearin a Leith Star strip. And he kept mutterin the sam on page 100
that mighta lit up the Vegas strip. It doesnae matter if it's a on page 115
ah shut ma door behind me ah strip doon bollick naked and heid s on page 147

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
up in this wee stove then ah strip aff and wash masel aw ower.' on page 182

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
anaw, an he made Karen an me strip aw the walls in her kitchen ~ on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Noisily strip Rowans o their cover, on page 16

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
cakes under a Patrick Thistle strip. on page 10

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tae say somethin through the strip o tape ower her mooth. Violet on page 122

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
weir a toga oar strip aff, on page 20

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
in things like chyngin locks, strip-pin doors an easin windaes th on page 98

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
laddie hingin frae ilk strip strop, ti gy hir throu the mo
strip o the sorrit an lowpit inti t
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
chise is still illuminatit by strip-lightin tho Egg, the managere
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
gnity in thon, like. They’d strip aa the claes an jewellery aff
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
nae feel romantic uner glarin strip lichts, the plan is tae hae â
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ubiquitous florescent strip lights emit a migraine induci
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
githir, an’ tore them aff a strip as only he could! “It's a d
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
rse pitten thegither. A white strip doun his nose made him leuk j
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rest o the mornin halpin tae strip the place o onythin yisfu an
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
doon visually through a comic strip.
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Blood blue eyes shining strip lights
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s. Ah lay there oan the white strip ae paper that covers the long
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@g_hibby tweeted
eps. I took the advantage tae strip doon ma scale model mobile cr (2022) twitter link

@OliphantWullie tweeted
rKaylor Ma favourite Scotland strip. Oor Dunfermline Sunday leagu (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
z Truss even get a chance tae strip that Wallpaper ?? (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ew sexy picture in the fitbaw strip x (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
tryin tae rip an upside-doon strip Fae the wa - he trippt ower on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
assage. If you'd just like to strip to the waist for me," said th on page 82
e te arrange. "I asked you to strip to the waist." on page 83

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a bittie wi the win te show a strip o grey hair; she'd lipstick o on page 59

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t is han es she handit ower a strip o paper sayin, Hi, I'm Paulin on page 40
glin cis Pauline wrote oan er strip o paper an speered iv Ah wis on page 43

2 matches

Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
t surprise o aa. An Aiberdeen strip, stockins an aa, an spleet ne
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the drum widnae hae time tae strip the grain fae the strae. As a
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
t cud takk twinty meenits tae strip a coo o milk, tho they kent M
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
thaim, A thocht A wis jist a strip o a lassie.Twa wur
1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
oot a dressed up in his fitba strip. He lookit plain daft bit a d
ng bleed a doon his new fitba strip bit ma mither said it micht c
2 matches

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
urus Its got tae be an Orkney Strip the Willow ??(2021) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
said that I killed? Will they strip me o claes in front o the cro on page 20

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Strip the willow will do the trick, on page 31

1 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
e the ferm, tae git his claes strip'd aaf. on page 81

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As we sailed through 'Strip the Willow', I heard a nesty on page 4
I gaed through tae strip the sheets aff their bed and on page 59

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Strip the willow will do the trick on page 157

1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
lar meaneen whin a parteeclar strip o maistli seemlar soonds faas on page 22
rdinals set oot da order in a strip o things, an answers da quest on page 66

2 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
ere daday and I still want to strip the skin fae da backs o my ha (2018) twitter link

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
fur sheep is anely ae nairra strip o hill pastur; whilk rins fra
1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
ella al decorate ur room if e strip for is?(2012) search twitter
ma eye wi a sherp stick than strip paper in ma ain hoose #hateit(2012) search twitter

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